Dalio to Announce Contribution to Trump Accounts, Bessent Says

December 17, 2025, 3:32 PM UTC

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio will announce a “generous contribution” to fund Trump Accounts for children in Connecticut, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

  • “The president is calling on our nation’s business leaders and philanthropic organizations to help us make America great again by securing the financial future of America’s children,” Bessent said Wednesday.
  • NOTE: Bessent speaks at a press conference in Washington.
  • Bessent said they are asking donors in all 50 states to contribute.
  • Earlier: Michael Dell Gives $6.25 Billion to Trump Accounts for Kids

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Caitlin Reilly in Washington at creilly106@bloomberg.net

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