Claim: POTUS Blocks Black Conservative Teen from Following Him on Twitter! UPDATED

The president of the United States — arguably the most powerful man in the world — has blocked a thirteen-year-old boy who is known to be critical of him from following him on Twitter.

Obama has a reputation for being thin-skinned, but this is ridiculous:

He is Conservative YouTube sensation CJ Pearson, a 13-year-old black middle schooler from Georgia, revealed today that he’s been blocked from following President Obama on Twitter. He’s also unable to view the president’s tweets.

Well, this sucks. pic.twitter.com/S9jESl5ybi

— CJ Pearson (@thecjpearson) September 23, 2015

The youth recently ripped the president in a YouTube video for inviting 14-year-old “clock-maker” Ahmed Mohamed to the White House, while completely ignoring people like the Steinle family, who lost a loved one to an illegal immigrant in a sanctuary city.

Pearson has lately been using Twitter to promote his petition to get an interview with the president, something other youngsters have done.

To allow for an interview of President Barack Obama and young conservative commentator CJ Pearson sign here —> http://t.co/TIPTDzkusA

— CJ Pearson (@thecjpearson) September 21, 2015

 UPDATE:

 New information has come out that casts serious doubt on Pearson’s claims. His story now appears to be a hoax.