Companies Pledge to Boost Newborns’ $1,000 Trump Accounts

A single $1,000 deposit into a baby’s Trump Account could potentially grow to half a million dollars by the time the child reaches retirement age.
Companies Pledge to Boost Newborns’ $1,000 Trump Accounts
President Donald Trump arrives to speak during the Trump Accounts summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Newborn babies could get an extra boost into their Trump Account from private companies.

The federally funded pilot program, created by President Donald Trump, will donate $1,000 into savings accounts for eligible American babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028.​
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