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Scott Bessent: “Ray and Barbara Dalio then followed suit by pledging 75…”

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

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FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26

Published | Video Starts at 16:27

Michael and Susan Dell led the way by pledging an incredible 6.25 billion of their own money to help fund Trump accounts for 25 million children under the age of 10. Ray and Barbara Dalio then followed suit by pledging 75 million to help fund Trump accounts for more than 300,000 children in Connecticut. the Dalios were among the first to join the 50 state challenge, a special initiative treasury has launched to rally the nation's political philanthropist around Common Cause. (16:27–16:37)

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