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Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide? And much else. — Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) October 8, 2015

Read New York magazine for minority community disappointment with POTUS — Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) October 8, 2015

NEW YORK: The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch has suggested that the current US President, Barack Obama , isn't a "real black president."The media moghul while praising the Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson and his wife on Twitter on Wednesday evening, wrote: "Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide?"Later, Murdoch recommended a New York magazine article asking whether Obama has done enough for the African-American community.Murdoch is the founder of Fox News Channel, and News Corp's publications include The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.The 84-year-old Murdoch has praised Carson on Twitter before, calling him "irreproachable on background, achievements, character, vision."(With AP inputs)