Peter King says Obama should invite Darren Wilson to the White House

Peter King says Obama should invite Darren Wilson to the White House
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In the aftermath of Monday night's grand jury ruling to not indict police officer Darren Wilson for shooting unarmed teenager Michael Brown, many are calling for President Barack Obama to visit Ferguson, Missouri. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) has a bit of a different suggestion for handling the situation.

He told Fox Business Tuesday how he would go about ensuring peace:

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.