Obama Invites Muslim Teen Arrested For Homemade Clock To White House

President Barack Obama speaks to business leaders at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, to renew his calls for increased spending in infrastructure, education a... President Barack Obama speaks to business leaders at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, to renew his calls for increased spending in infrastructure, education and scientific research. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama on Wednesday invited Ahmed Mohamed to the White House.

Mohamed is the 14-year-old Texas teenager who was arrested Monday for bringing a homemade clock to his suburban Dallas high school that police thought was a “movie bomb.”

White House Press Secretary John Earnest announced that Mohamed was also invited to Astronomy Night at the White House on Oct. 19. The regular event allows students to meet with government scientists and NASA astronauts.

According to Earnest, Obama’s invitation was “rooted in the desire to reach out to a 14-year-old boy who, at least what we know from law enforcement, was wrongly handcuffed in his own school yesterday just for bringing in a clock.”

No charges will be filed against Mohamed, according to the Irving Police Chief Larry Boyd.

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  1. Way to go BO! In your face redneck bigoted Texas!

  2. Awesome, POTUS. And awesome POTUS, too.

    I think he’s enjoying trolling the haters.

  3. I love this guy.

    Speaking of fbucket lists.

  4. Silly, silly, Mr. President. You know they don’t teach science in Texas schools. :rage:

  5. Avatar for fess fess says:

    It’s what makes America great.

    Hmm, where have I heard that phrase recently?

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