Ben Carson Says Obama Can’t Understand Black Experience Because He Was ‘Raised White’

Alex Wong—Getty ImagesRepublican presidential candidate Ben Carson participates in a CNN South Carolina Republican Presidential Town Hall February 17, 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina. 

"He didn't grow up like I grew up"

Dr. Ben Carson said that Barack Obama was “raised white” and can’t understand the African-American experience the way he can on Tuesday.

“He’s an ‘African’ American. He was, you know, raised white,” he told a Politico podcast. “I mean, like most Americans, I was proud that we broke the color barrier when he was elected, but … he didn’t grow up like I grew up … Many of his formative years were spent in Indonesia. So, for him to, you know, claim that, you know, he identifies with the experience of black Americans, I think, is a bit of a stretch.”