Fallout from Bashir visit? WH spox says Obama likely won’t personally meet with ‘clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed; Updated – twitchy.com
After Texas teen Ahmed Mohamed was arrested and suspended last month for bringing a homemade “clock” to school that looked suspiciously like a bomb, President Obama invited him to the White House:
In the past few days, Mohamed and his family were “overjoyed” to meet with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes in Darfur.”
Now suddenly the White House appears to be backpedaling big time:
It doesn’t sound like Mohamed was told that would be the case previously:
Sure does:
I really wanted to meet the president sometime in my life, Ahmed told Yahoo News on Monday. I just didnt know it would be this early.
Whether Obama does personally meet with Mohamed tonight (in public or private) remains to be seen.
Update:
Obama did briefly speak with Mohamed on the South Lawn at Astronomy Night:
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