Scott Bessent: “Approximately 600,000 American families have elected to open…”

“To claim this investment, most families need merely check a box on Form 4547, the most aptly named tax document of all time. We are just three days into the 2026 tax filing season and already Approximately 600,000 American families have elected to open a Trump account for their children. The compound growth from Treasury's initial seed funding alone stands to make young Americans wealthy.” (10:58–11:14)

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