President Obama loves to give long, winding answers and journalists almost never cut him off – but today Maryland sixth-grader Osman Yahya did just that.
A group of students gathered at Anacostia Neighborhood Library to hear the president speak on a new reading initiative.
When a student asked Obama to explain how he gets writer’s block, Yahya asked him to first explain what writer’s block is. When a second-grade class asked the president whether he enjoyed reading, Yahya pointed out that the president had already answered that question and moved along to the next question. When the president began to wax poetic about his love for reading, Osman stopped him.
“I think you’ve sort of covered everything about that question,” said Yahya.
Yahya received kudos on social media for his pointed questions and quick follow though.
“Give this guy a White House press pass,” quipped one White House correspondent.