Getty ImagesRupert Murdoch found himself in Twitter trouble Wednesday after seemingly suggesting that Barack Obama is not "a real black President."
The 84-year-old media mogul, who has since apologized, was trying to praise 2016 presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson and his wife. "Ben and Candy Carson [are] terrific," he tweeted, adding troublesomely, "What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide? And much else."
Not surprisingly, this didn't go over well on Twitter. In an attempt to clarify when he meant, Murdoch tweeted a referenced to this New York Magazine piece, which he interpreted as highlighting "minority community disappointment with POTUS."
The article, titled "The Paradox of the First Black President," spoke with numerous African-American leaders and asked, "Did Barack Obama do enough for his own community?" The answers were varied.
It's unclear how many of Murdoch's critics read through the New York Magazine piece in its entirety, but their seemed to be unanimous agreement that he was not an authority on who is or is not "black."
So, as we noted above, Murdoch apologized for his tweet in the wake of its considerable backlash. "Apologies!" he wrote Thursday morning. "No offense meant. Personally find both men [Obama and Carson] charming."
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