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Scott Bessent: “Trump Accounts will achieve this goal by providing students…”

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 21:23

And I foresee a time around the kitchen table where parents and children sit down and review these accounts together. A lifetime of learning. Trump Accounts will achieve this goal by providing students with a hands on education and the power of compound growth. Students with Trump Accounts will be able to watch their investment accounts compound in real time from a value of a couple of thousand dollars in kindergarten to potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars. (21:23–21:31)

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Asserts that Trump Accounts will educate students through practical experience and compound growth.

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