Live Updates: President Trump visits metro Atlanta with stop at a Marietta high school

Kelly Loeffler, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and former Georgia senator, called the Trump Accounts "life-changing."

She said employers can give $2,500 to employees for their Trump Accounts, tax-free.

"There's a great saying, and it says the best time to plant a tree is yesterday," Leoffler said. "These accounts help plant that tree right now, to get a head start on growth for this generation."

"Thanks to President Trump's dedication to young people, the American dream is alive and well and growing stronger every day in Georgia," Leoffler continued.

One of the protestors outside of Wheeler High School on Wednesday was John Hath.

Hath is a U.S. Army veteran from Cherokee County and said he voted for President Trump twice, but now he's pulling his support for the president.

He was seen holding a sign which read "I voted red, but now I'm turning blue."

Hath said the issue of immigration is what caused him to rethink his support for the president. He said he's also tired of hearing about the 2020 election and wants to hear more about the kitchen table issues facing Americans.

"I was a Democrat," Hath said. "Voted for him twice. I can go anyway I want to on my vote. It's what the candidate expresses. Economy, you know, helping the older people, the homeless people, there's a lot of issues we should be addressing. Then he's still talking about stealing the election in 2020. It's over. 2020 is over."

President Trump has landed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base and is on his way to Wheeler High School.

The president had previously been at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where he took part in a dignified transfer of four soldiers killed in the Middle East.

State Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, used his remarks ahead of President Donald Trump's appearance to promote the administration's "Trump Accounts" initiative, describing it as an investment in children and their future.

"Find something better," Dolezal said. "That is what America has always expected of her free people, not merely to preserve what they inherited, but to build something better. And that is the promise of Trump Accounts."

Dolezal said the program is about investing in children who will "build America's next chapter."

He also contrasted Republican and Democratic priorities, saying Republicans focus on encouraging entrepreneurship, innovation and ownership, while Democrats favor expanding government. Dolezal described the difference as "a nation of dependents or a nation of builders.

"The Republican lawmaker closed by saying he believes the country is "in a fight to save Western civilization" and argued that preserving the American dream begins with Georgia.

A number of high-profile Georgia and federal officials are scheduled to speak ahead of President Trump during the visit to metro Atlanta.

Alveda King, the niece of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the opening prayer after Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale welcomed the crowd.

Scheduled speakers from Georgia included state Sen. Greg Dolezal, who is running for lieutenant governor in November, and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.

U.S. Small Business Administration head Kelly Loeffler, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessett are also scheduled to speak.

An attendee waiting outside the high school before President Trump's appearance said one of the biggest reasons for the excitement was the administration's effort to create investment accounts for children.

"It's really about the Trump accounts, to be completely honest," the attendee said. "Putting 34,000 people in just Cobb County alone in a position to be investors from birth, that's worth celebrating."

The attendee estimated the program could result in roughly $34 to $35 million being invested on behalf of children in Cobb County."We're here to celebrate that and be excited about what's happening with these accounts," the attendee said.

The attendee also said they expect Trump to continue emphasizing election integrity during his remarks, calling it an issue that remains important to many voters.

"It's definitely a source of voter concern, so I think that he's going to continue with that message," the attendee said. "I think it parlays into really focusing on the SAVE Act and getting that passed, so I think there's some parallels to the conversation for sure." 

Despite the heat, the size of the crowd protesting President Trump has grown over the last several hours.

Both the Cobb Democratic Committee and Indivisible Cobb planned separate rallies in Marietta leading up to Mr. Trump's event. 

Demonstrators were critical of Trump's immigration policies, the Trump savings accounts, the War in Iran and claims over election fraud in the 2020 Presidential election.

Supporters packed Wheeler High School while waiting for President Trump to land in Georgia.

Most of the high school and elementary school's parking lots were fulled by 11 a.m., long before the president was set to arrive.

Inside the high school gymnasium, a large banner reading "Powering the American dream" stands above a podium where Mr. Trump is expected to speak on Wednesday afternoon.

Trump has left Delaware in Air Force One and is on his way to the Peach State now.

According to the White House, several major companies—including Charles Schwab, Visa, Uber, and Dell Technologies—are matching employee contributions to Trump Accounts. 

Tech philanthropists Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion to support 25 million children, with other donors and states also contributing to help kids build financial security.

Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson plans to attend President Trump's event at Wheeler High School in Cobb County. 

Jackson's appearance at the event highlights the president's ongoing influence in Georgia politics as the 2026 midterm elections approach.

While Mr. Trump endorsed Jackson's opponent, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, in the runoff, he congratulated Jackson on his victory last month, writing that the billionaire, "very successfully campaigned on being 'TRUMP,' and won."

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The president's "Trump Accounts" opened nationwide on July 4.

According to the White House, the accounts provide $1,000 for every American child born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028. 

The Trump administration says the accounts are aimed at helping parents and guardians save for their children's futures and marks a key part of Trump's economic agenda under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

President Trump attended the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East before leaving Dover, Delaware, for metro Atlanta.

The president was at Dover Air Force Base where the remains of troops killed in action are returned to their families

Trump plans to speak at Wheeler High School in Marietta this afternoon to promote investment accounts he said could lift children out of poverty and give more Americans the chance to benefit from investments in the stock market.

The accounts offer $1,000 in seed money to every child born during his second term. The accounts went live July 4, two days before the president rang the opening bells for both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ from the Oval Office.

The tax-advantaged accounts, created last year through Trump's signature One Big Beautiful Bill, can be opened for any child under the age of 18.

The U.S. Treasury Department said there were 6.5 million sign-ups for Trump Accounts, with 1.5 million of those eligible for the $1,000 seed funding for babies born from 2025 through 2028.

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As President Trump heads to metro Atlanta, supporters and opponents have gathered in Cobb County.

A long line of people stretched outside Wheeler High School, waiting to enter the building and hear the president speak.

About a half dozen protesters from the Cobb Democratic Committee held signs. The group had been at the school since the morning.

Police have shut down some of the nearby roads. Drivers should expect traffic delays for the next several hours and are recommended to take alternative routes.