Is the leader of the free world — the person expected keep ISIS, Iran and Vladimir Putin at bay — really scared of some questions from a middle schooler?

That’s the conclusion one could reach after Georgia middle schooler CJ Pearson‘s repeated requests for an interview with President Obama have gone unanswered.

The 12-year-old posted a video last week challenging the president to sit down with him to “talk to you about your vision for this nation,” he said, addressing the president by looking into the camera.

“I want to engage in a meaningful discussion with you about the future of this nation and the road we’re on as a country. My generation deserves answers,” the black student says, whom Fox & Friends recently dubbed a “YouTube star.”

But Pearson wasn’t just grandstanding. He emailed the White House seeking an interview. He called, too.

The middle schooler posted to Facebook the exchange he had with an unnamed White House staffer who claimed Pearson’s request had been “flagged” for the appropriate spokespeople. “As soon as they can get to that, they will respond,” the staffer told Pearson June 26.

Pearson’s DC media contacts tell him it shouldn’t take the White House more than two days to respond to his request.

But so far, they’re blowing it off.

“While I tend to continue to push forward with my request, I am deeply disappointed that my request didn’t receive the same courtesy as GloZell, someone who drinks out of bathtubs, who received a rather swift response,” Pearson tells the American Mirror.

“President Obama has time and time again granted interview requests to many prominent YouTubers. These YouTubers have set a horrible precedent – allowing themselves to be subject to the will of a president and ask softball questions.

“If granted the opportunity, I would ask President Obama direct and frank questions. As the leader of the free world, he deserves to be questioned appropriately. I will do just that.”

For now, all indications are that the president of the United States will continue to grant interviews to cereal swimmers and not 12-year-olds who may ask some direct questions.