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. 

 US President Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg have publicly defended Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Muslim student who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school. 
 
 The clock that prompted the school's call to the police — teachers thought it looked like a bomb — consisted of a circuit board and a power supply wired to a digital display inside a metal pencil case, according to The Dallas Morning News, which first reported the freshman's arrest. 
 
 The police decided not to press charges against the high-school student, who had been proud to show off his engineering achievement to his teachers. 
 
 The hashtag #IStandWithAhmed has gone viral since the teen's release from custody, and Obama even tweeted an invite to bring the clock to the White House: 
 
 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. — President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015 
 
 Zuckerberg also invited Mohamed to come by Facebook's headquarters: 
 
 When he was arrested, Mohamed was wearing a NASA T-shirt, prompting many astronauts to reach out to the teen and encourage him to continue pursuing science: 
 
 Hi @IStandWithAhmed ! I'd love you to join us for our science show Generator in Toronto on 28 Oct. There's a ticket waiting for you. — Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) September 16, 2015 
 
 Meanwhile, Mohamed's family is adjusting to his overnight popularity since the harrowing arrest, according to The Dallas Morning News. His older sisters set up a Twitter account for Mohamed, and the family may have a couple of places to visit if he decides to take Zuckerberg or Obama up on their offers. 
 
 Mohamed thanked his supporters — as most teens would — with a photo from Snapchat:
– On Monday, Ahmed Mohamed was getting interrogated at a police station because he brought a homemade clock to school and it was mistaken for a bomb. But soon, the Texas 14-year-old might be hanging out in some much, much better locations. Three of the high-profile responses after his story went viral: "Cool clock, Ahmed," President Obama tweeted. "Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great." "Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest. The future belongs to people like Ahmed," Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook. "Ahmed, if you ever want to come by Facebook, I'd love to meet you. Keep building." As Business Insider reports, astronauts have also been reaching out to the teen (Ahmed was wearing a NASA T-shirt when he was arrested). "Hi @IStandWithAhmed," tweeted ISS Commander Chris Hadfield. "I'd love you to join us for our science show Generator in Toronto on 28 Oct. There's a ticket waiting for you." Click to see why Ahmed might come up in tonight's GOP debate.