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Two days after his arrest for bringing a homemade clock to
school, Ahmed Mohamed appeared at a press conference
today to address his supporters. The 14-year-old student at
MacArthur High School in Irving, TX, thanked his many fans
on social media, who include Mark Zuckerberg , Hillary
Clinton, and Barack Obama , among many others. At his
press conference, Ahmed said he planned to take the
president up on his offer to visit him at the White House —
and said he also plans to transfer to another school.
Ahmed looked upbeat during his roughly 6-minute
appearance, smiling as he recounted the absurd series of
events that led him to his arrest. Police have decided not to
press charges after determining the clock was not a
bomb, as they had originally assumed . But he remains
suspended until Thursday for — again — bringing a
homemade clock to school. Asked about his other
inventions, he said he had previously built a pair of
Bluetooth speakers (“but they’re gone now; I kind of
messed up with them”) and said he was currently patenting
an invention that harnesses power through neodymium
magnets .
Ahmed told the crowd he’d like to appear on Shark Tank
someday. In the meantime, he says, he plans to help other
students who finds themselves in a similar situation. And he
encouraged young people to keep working on their
inventions. “Don’t let people change who you are,” he said.
“Even if you get consequences for it.”
school, Ahmed Mohamed appeared at a press conference
today to address his supporters. The 14-year-old student at
MacArthur High School in Irving, TX, thanked his many fans
on social media, who include Mark Zuckerberg , Hillary
Clinton, and Barack Obama , among many others. At his
press conference, Ahmed said he planned to take the
president up on his offer to visit him at the White House —
and said he also plans to transfer to another school.
Ahmed looked upbeat during his roughly 6-minute
appearance, smiling as he recounted the absurd series of
events that led him to his arrest. Police have decided not to
press charges after determining the clock was not a
bomb, as they had originally assumed . But he remains
suspended until Thursday for — again — bringing a
homemade clock to school. Asked about his other
inventions, he said he had previously built a pair of
Bluetooth speakers (“but they’re gone now; I kind of
messed up with them”) and said he was currently patenting
an invention that harnesses power through neodymium
magnets .
Ahmed told the crowd he’d like to appear on Shark Tank
someday. In the meantime, he says, he plans to help other
students who finds themselves in a similar situation. And he
encouraged young people to keep working on their
inventions. “Don’t let people change who you are,” he said.
“Even if you get consequences for it.”
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