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Scott Bessent: “Trump Accounts are the defining policy of America's 250th…”

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

Published January 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:06

This was the idea of our nation when it was founded in 1776 and it is the idea of our nation being refounded in 2026. In that sense, Trump Accounts are the defining policy of America's 250th anniversary. By expanding equity ownership to all citizens, President Trump is restoring the promise of our Founding Fathers, revitalizing the social contract and helping secure American prosperity for the next 250 years. (23:06–23:12)

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Asserts that Trump Accounts are a key policy for the 250th anniversary of the United States.

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“Donald Trump enacted the largest tax cut in history for American citizens.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 07:43-07:49
“Every American child born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, is eligible to receive $1,000 seed contribution from the Treasury…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 10:30-10:44
“Approximately 600,000 American families have elected to open a Trump account for their children.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 10:58-11:14
“The Council of Economic Advisors estimates that a child's Trump account could be worth more than a million dollars at age 28.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 13:09-13:23
“In 2024 alone, our citizens gave half a trillion dollars to charity.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 15:09-15:15
“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…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 16:12-16:27
“Approximately 2/3 of generation Z Americans fail to answer more than half of the basic financial literacy questions on the nation's personal…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 20:45-20:57
“Donald Trump rebalanced global trade to the benefit of working families.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 07:48-07:54
“Donald Trump saved our country by securing the border.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 07:53-08:00
“Trump Accounts are amongst the most significant policy innovations of modern times.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 08:51-08:57
“A single thousand dollar deposit into a Trump account at birth could grow to an estimated amount of at least half a million dollars by the…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 11:26-11:39
“Any American below the age of 18 is also eligible to receive a tax-advantaged Trump account.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 11:38-11:51
“Starting July 4th, family, friends, and employers will be able to contribute up to $5,000 to each Trump account each year.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 12:56-13:09
“Companies like Charles Schwab, Uber, Charter Communications, Bank of New York Mellon, State Street, Mastercard, Visa, Block, Robinhood…”
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“Steak N Shake, Broadcom, intel, IBM, JP Morgan, Chipotle, Coinbase and Comcast all announced that they will offer matching contributions [to…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 14:02-14:14
“The President foresees a day where matching contributions to Trump accounts will be as integral to an employee benefits package as a…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 14:14-14:25
“Ray and Barbara Dalio then followed suit by pledging 75 million to help fund Trump accounts for more than 300,000 children in Connecticut.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 16:27-16:37
“The final way of funding Trump accounts is through state government.”
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“Today, 32% of American adults do not own stocks. But with Trump accounts, over time, we can get that number to Zero.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 19:31-19:40
“Trump Accounts will give us an opportunity to correct course by instilling financial literacy in America's youth in a way no book, test or…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 21:01-21:12
“Trump Accounts will achieve this goal by providing students with a hands on education and the power of compound growth.”
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“Students with Trump Accounts will be able to watch their investment accounts compound in real time from a value of a couple of thousand…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 21:31-21:42
“Keeping accounts locked until age 18 will require Americans to learn the art of long term savings and compound growth.”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 21:48-21:56
“States, philanthropists and charitable organizations can also tie fund funding of individual Trump Accounts to students passing financial…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 21:56-22:07
“By expanding equity ownership to all citizens, President Trump is restoring the promise of our Founding Fathers, revitalizing the social…”
FULL SPEECH: Speaker Johnson and Scott Bessent Wrap Up the Trump Account Launch Summit - 01/28/26 | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 23:11-23:27