'A punch in the gut': Parents confront Cobb school board over Trump visit

Furious community members stormed out of a Cobb County school board meeting on Thursday following intense public backlash over President Donald Trump's visit to Wheeler High School. More than a dozen residents addressed board members during public comment to voice anger over Wednesday's presidential visit to Wheeler High School. Critics accused officials of tricking the community by turning an educational event into a political campaign rally for Republicans. When board members played a video recap of the visit, attendees erupted in boos before roughly half the packed room walked out. A speaker told the board that hearing about the event felt "like a punch in the gut," while another accused leaders of deceiving local families. "When I learned my high school, Wheeler High School, would be hosting President Trump, it felt like a punch in the gut," one speaker told board members.