Ban lifted, teen gets to meet Barack Obama after ‘case of mistaken identity’
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THE teen from Beausejour gets to meet the former president of the United States after all.
Aaron Dyck, 17, had been denied access to a meet-and-greet with former president Barack Obama before his speech at Bell MTS Place because of unspecified security concerns.
His mother, Lisa Dyck, said she took the case up the event’s organizers after she found out there was a problem.
Organizers got back to her on Friday and said the family won’t have to worry about it. Her son is cleared and will meet the former president, as she had planned.
The family had purchased four tickets to the event, including two that also included chance to meet personally with Obama.
“We’ve been updated,” Dyck said by phone.
“It was apparently a case of mistaken identity. Aaron is cleared to meet the president,” she said.
The family had been devastated when the teen was flagged as a security risk and figured it had to be a case of mistaken identity on a watch list somewhere. There nothing in Aaron’s background or on social media to be a cause for concern; just the opposite, in fact. Obama has been a hero and role model for the teen.
Now that things are back on track, the family is looking forward to the event.
“We’re elated. I’m really relieved. It’s definitely a good start to the weekend,” Dyck said.
Obama takes the stage Monday at 6 p.m.
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