WED 07 OCTEvening10:28 PM

Back to the brief

USABC News

Trump announces 'historic' enrollment of 70 million children into Trump Accounts

Photo: ABC News

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed what he called the "historic" enrollment of 70 million American children into his Trump Accounts , calling them “a step to ensure every American child has a fair shot at the American Dream.”

The administration announced that beginning on Oct. 1, the Treasury Department automatically enrolled 60 million children under age 18 in the president’s signature investment accounts in addition to the 10 million whose parents opted into the accounts following their official release on July 4.

Read the original report

Opens ABC News in a new tab