Obama in Michigan: 'Turn this into an opportunity to rebuild Flint'

Obama encouraged the city not to fall into despair, or believe that Flint's children were now doomed to lifelong struggle. "Don't lose hope," he said.

President Barack Obama drinks a glass of filtered water from Flint, a city struggling with the effects of lead-poisoned drinking water, as he delivers remarks at North Western High School in Mich., May 4, 2016. 

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May 4, 2016, 5:25 PM EDT / Updated May 4, 2016, 5:46 PM EDT

By Elizabeth Chuck, Elizabeth Chuck

President Obama visited Flint, Michigan, Wednesday, his first trip to the beleaguered city since it became the center of a political and environmental firestorm.