00:00President Donald Trump turned the Oval Office into a trading floor Monday, joining leaders
00:04from both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to ring the opening bell and launch
00:09new Trump accounts designed to encourage children to invest in the stock market.
00:13The program includes a $1,000 government-funded investment account for eligible children born
00:19between 2025 and 2028, marking an unusual blend of Wall Street and Washington.
00:25Trump also used the moment to tout the market's recent gains and tie them to his economic
00:30agenda, even as inflation and cost-of-living concerns continue to weigh on voters.
00:35It's the first time the nation's two biggest exchanges have jointly participated in an opening
00:40bell ceremony from the White House, underscoring the administration's push to make investing
00:45a centerpiece of its economic message.
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