Bristol Palin slams Barack Obama for inviting Ahmed Mohamed to White House

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Mother-to-be wrote a blog post defending the police, slamming Obama
The president invited Ahmed Mohamed to White House after arrest
Ahmed, 14, detained for making a clock his teacher assumed was a bomb
He has received invitations from Facebook, Google, MIT, White House
Palin says Obama is playing 'childish games' and 'encourages victimhood'

Published: 00:05 EST, 18 September 2015 | Updated: 09:18 EST, 18 September 2015

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Bristol Palin has slammed President Obama for 'egging on' racial divisions by inviting a 14-year-old boy to the White House after he was wrongfully arrested for building a clock.

The nation has rallied round Ahmed Mohamed since he was accused by his teachers of building a hoax bomb on Wednesday.

The Texan ninth-grader has received invitations from Google, Facebook, Space Camp, and his dream school MIT amid widespread concerns he was singled out for being Muslim.

Obama tweeted: '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.'

But according to mother-to-be Bristol, an invite from the White House is a step too far - as 'the police clearly made a mistake'.

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Bristol Palin has slammed President Obama for inviting a 14-year-old boy to the White House after his arrest

The nation has rallied round Ahmed Mohamed since he was accused of building a hoax bomb on Wednesday

'This is the kind of stuff Obama needs to STAY out of,' Palin wrote on her blog on Thursday.

'This encourages more racial strife that is already going on with the "Black Lives Matter" crowd and encourages victimhood.

'The police made a mistake, clearly. But why put more people against them? Why egg it on?

'Childish games like this from our president have divided our country… even more today than when he was elected.'

Palin is in a minority as leaders across the nation rush to encourage Ahmed after he was handcuffed and accused of criminality.

Ahmed confirmed to Good Morning America that he has accepted Obama's invitation to come to the White House and meet the president, saying, 'I hope to see him soon.'

Asked if he was planning to bring his now-infamous clock with him, Ahmed revealed that Irving authorities have yet to return it to him.

Support: The Texan ninth-grader has received invitations from Google, Facebook, Space Camp, and his dream school MIT amid widespread concerns he was singled out for being Muslim (pictured, left, during arrest)

Aisha U-kiu, president of American Muslim Professionals of Dallas and a graduate of MacArthur High School, speaks at a prayer vigil in support of Ahmed Mohamed on Thursday to raise awareness of prejudice

Crowds turned out in force to show their support for the 14-year-old in the wake of the scandal

Syed Qadri holds a sign that says I Stand With Ahmed as it is revealed he will not be going back to that school

'The clock is still in custody with the police,' he said. 'I want it back with my humility.'

Ahmed also confided that of all the prominent figures who have reached out to him offering their support, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and NASA officials, he was most thrilled to hear from MIT.

'I dream of going there,' he said.

The local community of Irving, Texas, has also rallied round Ahmed, staging a prayer vigil on Thursday in front of MacArthur High School, where he was arrested.

And Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has hailed Ahmed as a 'modern-day hero' whose talent will 'blossom' regardless of where he goes to school.

Muslim men kneel to pray in front of MacArthur High School at a prayer vigil in support of Ahmed Mohamed

The show of support comes as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hailed Ahmed as a 'modern day hero'

The case against Ahmed has been closed and dropped but he remains suspended from the school

Adding to the growing voices of support, Wozniak said Ahmed's story reminded him of when he was at school and - far more mischievously than Ahmed - deliberately built a pretend bomb to prank his teacher.

The prank landed him in juvenile detention for a night where he taught his fellow detainees 'how they could remove the electric wires from an overhead fan and attach them to the metal bars [to] shock the guards,' he wrote on Facebook.

He added: 'Even if he got into no school, his talent would blossom. I hope they don’t kick it out of him. He is a modern day hero to ones like myself.'