President Obama Stands With Ahmed, Tweets Perfect Response After Muslim Boy’s Arrest
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A series of tweets in support of the boy, tagged with #IStandWithAhmed, noted the Islamophobic double standard surrounding the case, arguing had the young inventor been white with a non-Muslim name, he would have been celebrated. As of Wednesday afternoon, the hashtag was trending with nearly 500,000 tweets.
And then there was POTUS. At 12:58 p.m., President Barack Obama sent a simple tweet offering his support for Mohamed’s technical curiosity and inviting the student to the White House to show off his homemade clock.