It seemed too outrageous to be true that a group of College Republicans were denied entrance to President Obama’s speech on Wednesday. And if a statement from the University of Central Missouri is to be believed, it was.
Ten members of the College Republicans were reportedly denied entry to see President Barack Obama’s speech at the school in Warrensburg, Mo., with security personnel telling the students they posed a security threat, The College Fix reported. But now the University is calling that story “unfounded.”
Security working at the event reportedly told the students, who donned Tea Party t-shirts and patriotic clothing, that they were refused entry not because of “politics, but the President’s safety,” State Treasurer of the College Republicans Courtney Scott told The College Fix. The group was also apparently asked to leave the vicinity and stay several hundred yards away from the recreation center where President Obama gave his speech.
“It just didn’t make any sense,” Scott told The College Fix. “A lot of us traveled several hours to watch the speech. We were very disappointed not to be able to attend.”
But Scott’s story is now what doesn’t make sense, as the school released this statement:
President Obama’s appearance at the University of Central Missouri was the second in a series of economic speeches focused on the middle class he gave this week. The White House announced Obama’s “pivot” back to the economy after the first six months of his second term has been plagued with a bevy of scandals, sluggish economy and high unemployment rates. President Obama also made stops at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., and Jacksonville, Fla.
This story has been updated to include additional information.
