Nick Shirley recognized by Trump in Oval Office
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A viral investigation into fraud in Minnesota is what brought Nick Shirley to the Oval Office, where the president publicly recognized him. The independent journalist's work put the state's taxpayer-funded childcare programs in front of the whole country. Shirley, as the president noted, is very young and got into this early, and it's too bad he had to ruin his youth to find that such bad people exist. He began with a camera and hard questions. Oliver wrote this post.
Transcript (en)
The President, today I'm pleased to welcome to the White House somebody that I've been hearing about. I met quickly, but I tell you, I'd give him a big hug today. He's done an amazing job. Nick Shirley. So thank you, Nick, very much. What a job you've done as a young guy. A very young guy. He got it very early. And it's too bad that you had to ruin your youth to find that such bad people exist. But welcome to the world. I also want to thank
