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Trump touts 'Trump accounts' child savings plan and names large private donors at Marietta rally
Summary
At a Marietta rally, Donald J. Trump promoted a new child-savings program called "Trump accounts," said every newborn would receive $1,000 at birth, and named donors he said had committed billions to the effort.
Donald J. Trump, speaking at a campaign event in Marietta, urged parents to sign their children up for "Trump accounts," a tax-free investment savings plan he described as providing a $1,000 government deposit at birth and allowing up to $5,000 in annual contributions from parents, grandparents or employers. "Every newborn child gets $1,000 deposited in their Trump account at birth," Trump said, and he directed listeners to trumpaccounts.gov to enroll.
The president named private benefactors he said had funded the program, citing "Michael and Susan Dell, Brad Gerstner, and so many others" and asserting large gifts. "Michael and Susan, they're two special, incredible people... donated $6,250,000,000 into the accounts for youth," he said. Trump added that the program had enrolled "over 7,000,000" children and that "nearly $1,500,000,000" had been deposited into accounts in the past 18 days, figures he offered during the speech.
Families introduced onstage gave brief testimonials. Cole Lowden, identified by the president as a program participant, thanked Trump and encouraged eligible parents to open accounts. Dean Funguwing, introduced as an immigrant who opened accounts for his children, said investing in the next generation "strengthens the fabric of America." "As a father, it's encouraging to know that our children's future can begin with an investment from day one," Cole Lowden said.
Rick Jackson, introduced by Trump as a Georgia business leader, said he would push the state to match the federal contribution with another $1,000 per child if he becomes governor and described affordability as a problem for business to help solve. Trump framed the program as bipartisan in effect, saying Republicans supported it in Congress and that Democrats did not vote for it.
The program and donor amounts were presented as claims by the speaker; this report does not verify the figures cited. The rally provided no legislative action or formal adoption — Trump used the stage to promote enrollment and thanked families and donors who he said had contributed to the accounts.
