“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.”

—  Barack Obama

President Barack Obama on Twitter at September 16, 2015 https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/644193755814342656
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