Officials and residents urge the nation to not forget about them in their time of need.
POTUS also made sure to get some face time with Amariyanna Copeny, an 8-year-old from Flint that sent him a letter asking him to visit her town.
There are also accusations that inmates in Flint's county jail were forced to drink toxic water months after the fact.
President Obama on Thursday announced his administration would give the city $80 million in federal funding to assist in the water crisis poisoning thousands -- a growing scandal that has sparked resignation requests from citizens for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
