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

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

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Bessent on Trump accounts, gas prices and wage growth

Published | Video Starts at 00:24

And those born between 2025 and 2028 will receive a $1,000 contribution from the US government. I spoke exclusively with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen about that. And the biggest question on the minds of Americans, affordability. We've already got the over 6 million accounts open. So and there are about 70 million via eligible children. 38% of American households have no investment in our great equity markets. (00:24–00:28)

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Asserts that over 6 million Trump Accounts have been opened.

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