Trump Touts Upcoming Launch of ‘Trump Accounts’

The program begins on July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of American Independence.
Trump Touts Upcoming Launch of ‘Trump Accounts’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during the Trump Accounts summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department is hosting a full-day summit on Wednesday to mark the launch of Trump Accounts, the new accounts for children created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. President Donald Trump is delivering the keynote address.

Trump’s Invest America program gives every child under 18 with a Social Security number access to a federally overseen savings and investment account that families can activate beginning July 4, 2026.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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