Bessent Says Trump Accounts for Kids Are Backdoor ‘For Privatizing Social Security’
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a press conference after the trade talks between the US and China in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 29, 2025. Magnus Lejhall/TT News Agency via AP Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on July 30 that the Trump Accounts, which are aimed at helping parents save for their