WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump rang a specially designed bell to simultaneously open the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ during an Oval Office ceremony on July 6 to launch accounts for children across the nation.
“After a truly historic weekend celebrating the 250th anniversary of America, today we’re thrilled to officially launch the Trump accounts,” the president said.
“Children can, at the age of 18 and after, become very wealthy people. Come into the world with essentially no money, and end up at a pretty young age being very rich, and that’s something that we wanted to do.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent opened the ceremony and encouraged parents to take advantage of the newly launched investment opportunity to benefit their children. …Â
President Launches Trump Accounts for Children With Historic Opening of NYSE, NASDAQ
