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Scott Bessent touts Trump Accounts as "rainy day fund" for Americans

Name: Scott Bessent touts Trump Accounts as "rainy day fund" for Americans
Uploaded: 2026-01-28T19:11:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: President Trump is celebrating what he calls "one of the most transformative" policies of all time -- a new, so-called Trump Account for kids, with the U.S. government chipping in the first $1,000. Kelly O'Grady spoke to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

President Trump is celebrating what he calls "one of the most transformative" policies of all time -- a new, so-called Trump Account for kids, with the U.S. government chipping in the first $1,000. Kelly O'Grady spoke to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.