President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to champion his signature “Trump Accounts,” highlighting the massive influx of private wealth from billionaires who are heavily funding the child investment program. During a speech focused heavily on projecting an era of American economic triumph, with data that was seemingly disconnected at times from current federal statistics, the president pointed to historic corporate philanthropy as key validation of his administration’s financial policies.
“Millions will be pre-funded courtesy of the U.S. Treasury and private individuals like Michael and Susan Dell who have donated $6.25 billion to fund the Trump Accounts to 25 million American children,” Trump declared to the gathered lawmakers, praising the couple as “great people.”
