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Ga. teen blasts White House invite of Ahmed Mohamed


In a video posted on YouTube, CJ Pearson, 13, criticizes the White House for its invitation to Ahmed Mohamed.
(Photo: Screengrab from YouTube)

Jennifer Leslie and Julie Wolfe, WXIA-TV, Atlanta
7:54 a.m. EDT September 18, 2015

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia teen took to YouTube this week to criticize the White House [ http://www.11alive.com/story/news/2015/09/18/georgia-teen-blasts-white-house-invite-ahmed/72385554/ ] for its invitation to a Texas teen who has been in the spotlight for an invention that got him suspended.

Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teen from Texas who was suspended earlier this week because a teacher thought his homemade clock was a bomb, will not be returning to the school that suspended him.

The case sparked claims of racial profiling and outrage across the country, with some influential people — including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and President Obama, who invited him to the White House — showing Ahmed, 14, support.

That invite is drawing sharp criticism from a 13-year-old boy in Georgia. CJ Pearson has never been a fan of the president. In this case, he sees a double standard.

CJ is from the Augusta area, and his name was trending on Facebook overnight for his latest YouTube video [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN5Lj_74u38 (below; non-YouTube version embedded)].

"When cops are gunned down, you don't invite them to the White House. You never did. But when a Muslim builds a clock, come on by. What is this world you're living in?" he said in the video.

CJ goes on to say the invitation to Ahmed fits the president's agenda.

By Friday morning, the video, posted Wednesday, had been viewed more than 330,000 times.

It's the latest in a series of videos from CJ, who labeled himself a conservative at the age of 8. His website [ http://cjpearson.org/ ] claims a Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/TheCJPearson ] base of more than 29,000 followers and a viewership of more than 2 million on his YouTube channel. His Facebook page shows more than 52,000 people like the page.

According to the Washington Post [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/09/18/ted-cruz-ninja-is-13-black-and-just-shredded-obama-on-muslim-clock-boy/ ], CJ is the national chairman of Teens for Ted [ https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-names-cj-pearson-as-national-chairman-of-teens-for-ted/ ], a national group backing Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz for president.

For his part, Ahmed said he will accept the president's invitation, which was posted on Twitter. The president called his homemade clock "cool" and asked the teen to bring it to the White House.

Police in Irving, Texas, do not plan to pursue criminal charges against Ahmed.

Related

Dad: Ahmed Mohamed won't be returning to public high school
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/18/dad-ahmed-mohamed-wont-returning-public-high-school/72380158/

A conservative whiz kid
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/13/ozy-coreco-pearson-jr/21653911/

Teen who made clock ponders new school after suspension
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/17/teen-clock-fake-bomb-next-moves/32543919/

Facebook, Google roll out welcome mat to Ahmed Mohamed
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/16/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-google-box-aaron-levie-ahmed-mohamed-clock/32510935/

Hillary Clinton tweets support for Ahmed Mohamed
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/16/hillary-clinton-tweets-support-ahmed-mohamed/32497949/

Student detained after police mistake clock for fake bomb
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/15/student-detained-police-mistake-clock-fake-bomb/72348060/

© 2015 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/18/ga-teen-blasts-white-house-invite-ahmed-mohamed/72385964/ [with embedded video report, and comments]


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Dear Mr. President and Ahmed

Published on Sep 16, 2015 by CJ Pearson [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGe_O5NudRzoCnqdhonf_ag , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGe_O5NudRzoCnqdhonf_ag/videos ]

Does every Muslim that can build a clock gets a presidential invitation?

Follow CJ!
Facebook: facebook.com/thecjpearson
Twitter: thecjpearson
Instagram: thecjpearson

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