Scott Bessent: “We've already got the over 6 million accounts open.”

“So I've heard you describe the Trump accounts as a way to build wealth for children who otherwise wouldn't have access to investing. So what's the benchmark for success here? Well, a couple of things. We've already got the over 6 million accounts open. So and there are about 70 million the eligible children. So we're off to a running start and getting that up. And there are going to be two components here.” (01:40–01:44)

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