No meeting with Obama for Ahmed Mohamed, clockmaker, during White House visit to boost tolerance ...

[TexasTowelie]

No meeting with Obama for Ahmed Mohamed, clockmaker, during White House visit to boost tolerance and technology

WASHINGTON–Ahmed Mohamed wants to design the first generators used during a manned mission to Mars. But first, he’s going to the second White House Astronomy Night on Monday, where he’ll meet NASA scientists and astronauts.

Ahmed, 14, was arrested on Sept. 14 after bringing a clock he reassembled inside a pencil case to MacArthur High School. Irving police called the clock “a hoax bomb,” and didn’t file charges.

But his story set off an international frenzy, and President Barack Obama invited Ahmed to bring his “cool clock” to White House soon after.

“I felt really happy that I got support from the president,” said Ahmed in an interview Monday morning. “It’s really amazing that he helped me.”

At the White House, press secretary Josh Earnest said the president won’t meet with Ahmed but is happy to have him join hundreds of guests at the event. Earnest rejected assertions from Sen. Ted Cruz, among others, that the invitation shows more respect than the president shows for police, who face dangers every day protecting the public.

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[yeoman6987]

1. A two minute handshake by the president should have been done

He must have gotten too many negative emails.