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Scott Bessent: “23 states are going to put the money in [Trump accounts].”

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Published July 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:43

So everybody should open one. We've got a lot of philanthropists contributing foundations, corporate matches. Micron announced a $250 million contribution for their employees. And I think we're probably going to have 23 states are going to put the money in [Trump accounts]. So everybody should open one. We have to make sure Fox is doing a match. Oh, a triple match. Triple match. We're having a lot of babies. (03:43–03:48)

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Asserts that 23 states are expected to contribute to the Trump accounts.

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