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Scott Bessent: “The final way of funding Trump accounts is through state…”

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 17:44

We expect to see more philanthropists adopting states in the months to come. As we get to the launch on July 4, The final way of funding Trump accounts is through state government. This administration has been closely working with a number of governors to determine the best way states can work with the federal government to expand access to Trump accounts to as many children as possible. (17:44–17:48)

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Asserts that state governments are a source of funding for Trump accounts.

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