After clock controversy, Ahmed Mohamed to attend White House astronomy event
Just about a month after finding himself in handcuffs for tinkering with a clock, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed will be a special guest at the White House.
Mohamed -- the Muslim teen from Irving, Texas who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to class that was suspected of being a bomb -- is attending the White House's second annual Astronomy Night on Monday. The event, hosted by President Obama, brings together students, teachers, scientists, astronauts and others to spend an evening stargazing. It's aimed at promoting STEM education and inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers.
After Mohamed was arrested, a picture of the boy in handcuffs -- and a NASA t-shirt -- went viral. President Obama declared his support for Mohamed online, as did other politicians like Hillary Clinton and tech leaders like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
— President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015
On Tuesday, Mohamed will attend a news conference with Rep. Mike Honda, D-California, a congressman who sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for a Justice Department investigation into Mohamed's detention and arrest.
This article was corrected to indicate that Mohamed will be at Tuesday's press conference with Rep. Mike Honda, not Reps. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, or Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota.