In November 2015 , Pearson changed his political views , and " renounced conservatism " and was questioning the ideology of the Republican Party , stating that " My views on the issues are n't going to be dictated by one political platform or another . " In December 2015 , Pearson endorsed United States Senator from Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in the 2016 elections . Pearson stated , " People are struggling in America . We need the right man in the White House . And in my opinion , that man is Senator Bernie Sanders . " Later that month , Pearson published an article for MTV criticizing Trump and his presidential campaign , stating that the thought of a Trump presidency " ... scares the crap out of me , " In August 2016 , Pearson published an article in '' TIME '' in support of Trump , noting that his political views have changed drastically since 2015 . He also noted that he supported Sanders and now Trump because , in his view , their campaign platforms had a lot of similarity . Pearson states that is an " anti-establishment populist " and is a Christian . However , as of 2018 , he describes himself on his Twitter feed as " fighting for a bold conservative future . " On September 23 , 2015 , Pearson claimed that he was blocked from President Barack Obama 's official presidential social media account on Twitter , due to comments he made criticizing Obama for inviting Ahmed Mohamed to the White House after Mohamed was suspended for bringing an invention to school . Official White House assistant press secretary Frank Benenati made a statement that no one has ever been blocked from Obama 's account , with other users on Twitter challenging Beneati 's statement regarding the matter . Pearson denounced the claim made by the White House , stated that they were lying about him . " They lied about Benghazi , " he said , " They lied about the IRS . They lie about every issue of importance to the American people . " A subsequent tweet by Pearson revealed that he was still following the personal Twitter account of Obama , and there was no timestamp or external information on the screenshoted tweet . In addition to the White House denying the claims made by Pearson , Oliver Darcy , a reporter for '' The Blaze '' , reported the incident to be false . When blocked by an account on Twitter , the blocked user ca n't see the tweets of the account that blocked them , but it was seen that Pearson was still following the presidential Twitter account Obama , in contradiction to earlier claims . The screenshot provided by Pearson in support of his claim , was deemed to be an edited photo that another user posted . He was asked to comment , and stated that he " ... refuse d to engage in conspiracy theories . ” On March 3 , 2015 , Facebook removed the personal account of Pearson . He then posted on social media , accusing them of quelling dissent towards former President Barack Obama . Facebook responded and stated that a person must be at least 13 to have an account on their website , a policy clearly stated in their user agreements . Pearson accused Facebook of " removing conservative accounts after they decide to speak up " on an interview with Fox & Friends and Fox DC
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