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Trump in Atlanta for drug abuse summit

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Credit: Alex Brandon

Credit: Alex Brandon

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 24, 2019

UPDATE: The livestream has ended. Please go to AJC.com for live updates on the president's visit and for traffic updates as he and the first lady leave Atlanta.

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President Donald Trump will be in Atlanta on Wednesday to headline a summit targeting prescription drug abuse

Trump will address the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit at 1 p.m. April 24 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kelly McCurdy, the event's spokeswoman, told The AJC's Greg Bluestein. It's unclear if the president will hold a rally or make any other public appearances while he's in Georgia.

Channel 2 Action News will have a livestream of the event. You can watch it here during the summit:

This will be Trump's first visit to Georgia this year. He and first lady Melania Trump visited in October 2018 to survey damage caused by Hurricane Michael.

First daughter Ivanka Trump flew down and toured a UPS driver training facility in Duluth with Gov. Brian Kemp in February.

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