Murdoch needles Romney on Twitter over immigration

Mitt Romney might see Fox News as his home turf — appearing just on the network's morning program "Fox & Friends" some 21 times in the past year, according to The New York Times — but the presumptive Republican nominee might still need to win over the network's influential owner.

Rupert Murdoch posted a pair of tweets critical of Romney over the weekend, arguing the Republican should be doing more to battle back against President Obama's move to halt deportations on illegal immigrants who grew up in the United States.

When is Romney going to look like a challenger?Seems to play everything safe, make no news except burn off Hispanics.

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) June 24, 2012

Easy for Romney to spell out restoration of the American dream and bash incompetent administration. But not a word!

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) June 24, 2012

It's not the first time the influential media baron has criticized the top Republican. During the bruising Republican primary in January, Murdoch used the social media site to signal support for rival Rick Santorum.

Can't resist this tweet, but all Iowans think about Rick Santorum.Only candidate with genuine big vision for country.

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) January 3, 2012

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