But Obama’s response was equally clear: Nothing could be done. Obama, the first black president of the United States, has also been dogged by false accusations that he isn't a U.S. citizen. What I meant was: They behaved damn foolishly. Murdoch's tweet was championing Ben Carson, a Republican who is the only African-American candidate in the presidential race. But the law did not apply retroactively.
– Sounds like President Obama just isn't black enough for Rupert Murdoch. "Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide? And much else," the media tycoon tweeted Wednesday night. The 84-year-old Fox News owner's suggestion that Obama, whose mother was white, isn't a real black president, "flabbergasted online onlookers," according to CNN, which found that a Fox spokeswoman was unwilling to comment in the immediate aftermath. Murdoch himself issued a mea culpa Thursday morning in a tweet, however: "Apologies!" No offence meant. Personally find both men charming." Prior to that, however, he had suggested via tweet that people read New York magazine to learn about "minority community disappointment" with Obama, reports the Guardian. (Carson has been causing uproar with some comments of his own.)