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[h=4]Ga. teen blasts White House invite of Ahmed Mohamed[/h]The 13-year-old is critical of an invitation to the teen suspended because clock was thought to be a bomb.
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Georgia teen CJ Pearson claims President Obama's invite to Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teen handcuffed for bringing a homemade clock to class, is a double-standard. Hundreds of thousands of people have viewed the video of his rant on YouTube. VPC
In a video posted on YouTube, CJ Pearson, 13, criticizes the White House for its invitation to Ahmed Mohamed.(Photo: Screengrab from YouTube)
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia teen took to YouTube this week to criticize the White House 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<span style="color: Red;">*</span>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<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>showing Ahmed, 14, support.
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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.
"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<span style="color: Red;">*</span>fits the president's agenda.
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A conservative whiz kid
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. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>His website claims a Facebook 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, CJ is the national chairman of Teens for Ted, a national group backing Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz for president.
For his part, Ahmed said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>he will accept the president's invitation, which was posted on Twitter. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>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.
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