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Scott Bessent: “Any child born during President Trump's term is going to…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Exclusive interview: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Trump accounts, Trump's crypto gains, more

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

And you made announcement today about the Trump accounts that people will be able to contribute public stock to the Trump accounts through the Treasury. So why was this so important? Well, there are two components to the Trump accounts. There are Any child born during President Trump's term is going to receive $1,000 seat investment from Trump Treasury. But we also have great philanthropists, foundations and corporations who want to donate directly. And that could be for any of the children from age 0.1 up to 18. (00:22–00:30)

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Asserts that children born during Trump's term will receive a $1,000 investment.

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