Despite his disagreements with Barack Obama, 13-year-old conservative YouTube sensation C.J. Pearson would still like to meet with the president to discuss the issues that matter to him:
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/646483574980374528
Last week, 14-year-old Ahmed “Clock Kid” Mohamed got a White House invite from @BarackObama. So, what did Mr. Pearson apparently get for wanting to talk to the president about policy?
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/646776287814553601
Guess that’s what you get for speaking out of turn.
https://twitter.com/GregRice12/status/646776602215342080
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/646776971687424000
Pretty sad, no?
He can't handle a teen aged Twitter follower and he's the leader of the free world. https://t.co/gW2b9DKvmP
— Bobbie (@Bobbie_B_) September 23, 2015
Our ever tolerant president has now blocked a black youth from reaching out to him https://t.co/ryB8i2FnYI
— Adam Jensen (@adamtjensen) September 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/cptrophyhusband/status/646780078395817984
https://twitter.com/SouthernBel1971/status/646781429322375169
https://twitter.com/ClassicColt13/status/646782187023405056
https://twitter.com/noprezzie2012/status/646782372084498432
Seems odd that any American should be blocked from viewing the official tweets of the President esp a 13 yr old. https://t.co/PXuSJ9U3Ue
— Patrick (@somnicide) September 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/gotchasaurus/status/646781704988848129
Omg #POTUS couldn't handle 13 years old boy ?? I thought he's busy with Pope ?? https://t.co/K1ftsstYi9
— ∃CharlieE (@westieholic) September 23, 2015
Apparently Obama doesn't realize that the mute button is the way to go when trying to take the high road. https://t.co/rRcOy7A905
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 23, 2015
Totes presidential, eh @POTUS ? https://t.co/h5UscZoFO5
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) September 23, 2015
Totes.
If he had a son, he would look just like this kid he blocked on Twitterhttps://t.co/f5AIgBPQnd
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/ProgDisorder/status/646781802644770817
You can find Pearson’s YouTube channel here.
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Update:
Assistant White House press secretary Frank Benenati responded to Pearson’s claim of being blocked:
Public Service Announcement: Nobody is or has ever been blocked from the @POTUS twitter account
— P. Rodenbush NARA (@Patrick44) September 23, 2015
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been changed. It originally referred to the @BarackObama Twitter account, but according to Pearson’s screenshot, he was blocked by the @POTUS Twitter account. We’ve also corrected the same mistake in the body of the post. We apologize for the error. We have also changed the title and amended the text of this post in light of Benenati’s tweet. We apologize for any confusion we may have caused.
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Update:
Some tweeters suspect that things aren’t what they first appeared to be. The Blaze’s deputy managing editor Oliver Darcy is among them:
'@thecjpearson still claims Obama blocked him on Twitter, but screen grab shows he was simultaneously following him https://t.co/i16kW0fkZw
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
You can’t follow someone who blocks you.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
Moreover, @thecjpearson has ignored requests to turn over original screen grab so meta data can be examined to prove no digital alteration.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
FWIW, it looks like the screen grab he is presenting as evidence was digitally altered.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
I only tweet this because with the influence he has, many are seemingly being misled.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
@BecketAdams asked @thecjpearson three times for original image so meta data can be examined. silence
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
@oliverdarcy Allow me to help… "Learn More" just a few pixels off. pic.twitter.com/ibWNVdqVZO
— Rob Doar (@robdoar) September 24, 2015
Guess we’ll have to stay tuned to find out for sure …
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More:
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/647160497054199808
CJ now says he doesn’t have screen grab because it was taken on another device which had camera roll wiped in update https://t.co/n0hmf9Flu9
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/647161086743961600
.@oliverdarcy @robdoar he didn't even forge it himself, took it from someone who posted it in May @thecjpearson https://t.co/idCs1IeTBk
— Jake Jarvis (@jakejarvis) September 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/647172957014396928
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/647173197511524353
https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/647173408006909952
Fact check: Claims by @thecjpearson that @POTUS blocked him do not appear to be true: http://t.co/UqbvurPoVN pic.twitter.com/6HDQuX4Qqw
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
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Update:
'@thecjpearson tells me “statement coming soon on all of this.”
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2015
This is not what @thecjpearson told me over the phone yesterday. pic.twitter.com/Xa5BrMm8p7
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 25, 2015
‘@thecjpearson told me he got out of school, looked on his phone, noticed he was blocked, screen grabbed posted to Twitter.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 25, 2015
Correction: He said he took the screen shot on his droid tablet. Either way, @thecjpearson told me he took the screen grab.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 25, 2015
I can say without hesitation that @thecjpearson is not telling the truth about this.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 25, 2015
Also, @thecjpearson — I have audio of our entire conversation from yesterday where you said YOU took the screen grab.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 25, 2015
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