New York – The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, issued an apology Thursday after he faced social media backlash following his suggestion that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real black President.”
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Murdoch was praising Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson and his wife on Twitter on Wednesday when he wrote: “Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide?”
He also recommended a New York magazine article asking whether Obama has done enough for the African-American community.
Murdoch, who founded Fox News Channel, apologized Thursday and tweeted that he “personally find(s) both men charming.”
The 84-year-old Murdoch has praised Carson on Twitter before, calling him “irreproachable on background, achievements, character, vision.”
Midass Sedom is at its peak. Apologies for speaking truth?
shame that he apologized BUT he tweeted the truth..
He is not an idiot and I am sure he realized that his ‘tweets’ could and will go public.
I would like to think that he did not give a damn and figured an apology never takes back the words…….It only publicizes them more.