President Donald Trump will be touting his new investment accounts for children next week in a visit to Wheeler High School in East Cobb.
Trump will be coming to Wheeler next Wednesday to promote Trump Accounts, which which are federally-sponsored, tax-advantaged investment accounts for U.S. children under 18 that were launched earlier this month.
A White House spokeswoman said that “President Trump is giving every American child a head start in life, a nest egg to grow up with, and a real stake in their own future through Trump Accounts.”
But she did not offer a reason why the White House chose Wheeler.
The White House later Thursday issued a link for public tickets to the Wheeler event, which starts at 2 p.m. next Wednesday, July 22. Seating is first-come, first-served, and “tickets do not guarantee admission to the event.”
The Cobb County School District issued this statement when contacted by East Cobb News:
“We are honored that the President of the United States has chosen to visit the Cobb County School District. We look forward to welcoming the President and showcasing the academic excellence, exceptional educators, and high-achieving students that have established Cobb Schools as a national leader in public education. For additional details regarding the President’s visit and the event, we refer all questions to the White House.”
The statement did not explain the Cobb school district’s role in arranging Trump’s visit or how Wheeler was chosen for the event. East Cobb News has followed up seeking that information.
(The district later published this post on its website.)
Cobb Board of Education member John Cristadoro, who represents the Wheeler and Walton attendance zones, said in a Facebook message that “regardless of which side of the aisle you’re on, it’s a big deal to have a sitting president choose our school for this.
“Cobb County Schools keep proving we are a national model for what education can look like when the focus stays on students. This is one more sign of that, straight from the White House. Unfortunately for everyone asking — I don’t have a way to get you tickets.”
Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon said in a social media message that “this is a fantastic opportunity for patriots in Cobb County and metro Atlanta to hear directly from the President.”
“Georgia Republicans stand united with President Trump. We are grateful for his continued engagement in our state and look forward to a strong showing of support.”
The Cobb County Democratic Committee responded by saying on its Facebook page that “the most corrupt president in US history will be in Cobb County next Wednesday at Wheeler High School. Details on mobilization and protest efforts will be released soon.”
County party chairwoman Essence Johnson said in a later statement that “Cobb County tax dollars are not being used to prepare Wheeler High for incoming students, but to play politics with a wannabe dictator.
“I don’t know why school leadership thought that they could sneak this visit through and not expect community pushback, but believe me there’s going to be pushback. . . . ”
She accused Cobb County schools of being “full of right-wing leadership that needs to be purged,” including Cristadoro, vice chairman David Chastain of Post 4 in Northeast Cobb and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale.
Of the latter, Johnson said Ragsdale is “a poor man’s Trump and surrounds himself with similar yes-men.”
The statement closed by urging the public to contact the Cobb school district “and demand they deny bringing this partisan sham to Cobb County.”
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To have a sitting (or Ex) President visit our schools and address the students is quite an event for them. I hope they look upon it as positive and that the TDS people and other Democrats behave themselves and don’t embarrass the county. (Might also keep Commission CHair Cupid away from the event to avoid embarrassment).
What a great achievement by the school system to be on that kind of radar! Everyone should be proud for all work students teachers and administrators have done to earn this opportunity! Can we suppress the TDS ideology and be proud of this honor just for a day! Give it a rest, please!
He’s repulsive. Vomiting. Ewww!!
The guy who tried to force our Georgia Secretary of State to find 11000 plus votes to steal the 2020 election. Wheeler and Cobb should be so proud to host him.
Oh, Gawd, Essence, please pipe down! “Purge” the enemy leadership? Really? Why, so you can install your own? That would make *you* a-oh, what’s the word?-dictator! That’s it! Do hyper-liberals ever give it a rest?! It would appear not!
Wow, what “great” news, what an “honor”