President Obama tweeted support for the 14-year old Texas teen who was arrested for making a clock, and invited him to the White House, because, science.
By now you’ve probably heard about Ahmed Mohammed, the 14-year old Irving, Texas student who made a clock, brought it to school, was arrested, handcuffed, interrogated, and fingerprinted because a teacher thought it might be a bomb.
This afternoon President Barack Obama, a huge science and education supporter, tweeted his support for Ahmed, and invited him to the White House.
The President appeared to troll Donald Trump a bit too in his tweet, mocking the GOP presidential frontrunner’s claim he will “make America great again.”
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It’s widely believed that had Ahmed been white and not Muslim, officials would have handled this matter entirely different.
Many were thrilled:
Some conservatives, not so much:
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Images: President Obama, Ahmed Mohammed, via Twitter
Hat tip: Raw Story