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Rupert Murdoch Suggests Obama is Not a 'Real Black President'
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has implied that Barack Obama is not a "real black president" and that he has failed to properly addressed issues of racial inequality in the U.S.
Murdoch, who was born in Australia but is a U.S. citizen, also tweeted his support for controversial Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, who said in September that a Muslim should never become U.S. president.
The media magnate made the comments in tweets sent from his verified account on Wednesday:
In a second tweet, Murdoch referred to an article in New York magazine, that questioned whether Obama has done enough during his two presidential terms to assist African-Americans.
Murdoch is chief executive of News Corporation, a Forbes, the Murdoch family has a net worth of $12.1 billion.
His controversial tweets have sparked hundreds of angry responses on the social media network. Harry Shearer—the U.S. actor famous for voicing multiple characters on The Simpsons—asked Murdoch to clarify what a "real" black American was, while U.S. political analyst Joan Walsh also sarcastically criticized Murdoch's tweet.
Murdoch has previously expressed his support for Carson, tweeting last Friday: "Everywhere pundits keep underestimating Ben Carson. But public understand humility as admirable, listen to the multi-faceted strong message."
President Obama has not yet responded to the tweet.
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