“I will ban the ESG scam from retirement accounts.”
The promise
Trump vowed to outlaw environmental, social, governance (ESG) screens in retirement investments, calling them ideological. Plan involves DOL rule changes and legislative backing. Investors and funds push back, arguing ESG reflects risk management not politics. The White House began consultations on revising fiduciary rules but no blanket ban issued yet. Ongoing debate between free-market and fiduciary freedom camps.





