the most likely case is in the $200,000, $300,000 range.
The promise
At a Treasury-hosted event, Trump promoted the long-term wealth he expected children's investment accounts to create. He described a government seed contribution and additional deposits by families and other contributors. After discussing account values at age 18, he called a balance in the hundreds of thousands of dollars the most likely case. The supporting argument was that early investment and compound returns could give children a meaningful financial head start. The concern was that balances depend heavily on contribution levels, market performance, fees, and time rather than following automatically from the initial seed deposit. This entry records the ambitious forecast rather than adding another record for the previously established account program itself.
