Eleven-year-old Damon Weaver first made headlines during the 2008 US Presidential election when he scored an interview with then VP-candidate Joe Biden. Ever since, he’s been angling for a face-to-face with President Barack Obama. Now, almost a year later, his interview request has been granted, landing an invite to the White House to chat about education with the big man himself.
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