作者：Hadriana Lowenkron总统唐纳德·特朗普赞扬了一项将每位符合条件的美国儿童自动纳入“特朗普账户”计划的举措，并展示了这些投资工具，以在中期选举前提升其经济议程的支持率。
By Hadriana Lowenkron President Donald Trump hailed an effort to automatically enroll every eligible American child in his Trump Accounts, showcasing the investment vehicles as he seeks to boost support for his economic agenda ahead of the midterm elections.
“现在，下一代中的每个成员都将拥有投资账户，并从我们蓬勃发展的经济中受益，”特朗普在周三于白宫举行的一场活动上表示。
“Now every member of the next generation will have an investment account and will benefit from our booming economy, ” Trump said at a White House event on Wednesday.
尽管美国财政部已于本月早些时候宣布，已将所有未满18岁的符合条件的美国人自动纳入该计划，但周三的活动让特朗普得以重点介绍他标志性的政策举措之一——他视此举为自己政治遗产的一部分，并宣传其为帮助美国民众积累财富的一种方式。
While the US Treasury Department announced earlier this month that it had automatically enrolled all eligible Americans under 18 in the program, Wednesday’s event allowed Trump to spotlight one of his signature policy initiatives — one that he sees as part of his legacy and has touted as a way to help Americans build wealth.
总统表示，自“特朗普账户”于7月4日正式推出以来，已有八百万个账户被创建。他补充说，随着自动注册机制的实施，“我们将在此基础上再增加七千万个来自全美儿童的账户。”他还称，自7月启动以来，已有超过45亿美元存入这些账户。
The president said eight million accounts have been created since the Trump Accounts officially launched on July 4, adding that with the auto enrollments, “we’re building on that success by 70 million accounts of children across America.”He said over $4.5 billion has been deposited in the accounts since the July launch.
“简单地说，这笔钱就是你们孩子的未来，”特朗普说，“现在，他们有可能变得非常富有。”这项由政府支持的储蓄计划是在去年的税收与支出方案中设立的，为2025年至2028年底出生的儿童——即覆盖总统第二个任期的年份——提供1000美元的政府初始出资。父母、亲属以及雇主均可向该账户出资，而孩子在未满18岁之前无法动用这笔资金。
“Very simply, this money is your child’s future,” Trump said. “Now, they’ll be potentially very rich.”The government-backed savings initiative was created under last year’s tax and spending package, providing children born from 2025 through the end of 2028 — the years spanning the president’s second term — with a $1,000 seed contribution from the government. Parents and relatives, as well as employers, can contribute into the account, which cannot be accessed until a child turns 18.
特朗普经常宣传企业巨头和亿万富翁对该计划的支持，其中包括迈克尔和苏珊·戴尔以及桥水基金创始人雷·达里奥的参与。此举既凸显了华尔街对该理念的接纳，也体现了该计划对总统在选举年宣传信息的重要性。
Trump has regularly touted commitments from corporations and billionaires to the initiative, including from Michael and Susan Dell and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, highlighting both how Wall Street has embraced the idea and its importance to the president’s election-year messaging.
特朗普及其共和党在政治上正处在一个岌岌可危的境地：距离选举日已不足四周，而民调显示，由于民众对不断上涨的生活成本和伊朗战争的普遍不满，总统的支持率已跌至历史低点。生活负担问题已成为中期选举的核心议题，因为美国民众表示，他们正被食品、医疗、能源和住房的高昂成本所压得喘不过气。
Trump and his Republican Party are at a precarious point politically, with less than four weeks until Election Day and polls showing the president’s ratings at record lows spurred by discontent over the rising cost of living and the war in Iran. Affordability concerns have become the overriding issue of the midterm vote, as Americans say they are being squeezed by high costs for groceries, healthcare, energy and housing.
尽管特朗普已采取一些措施缓解这些价格压力，但他仍坚称经济在他的领导下蓬勃发展，并指出股市持续上涨，尽管选民更关注通货膨胀和工资增长问题。
Even as Trump has taken some steps to ease those price pressures, he’s insisted the economy is soaring under his leadership, pointing to stock market rallies even though voters are more focused on inflation and wage growth.
周三，特朗普再次吹捧了市场的表现，并表示他真希望在自己刚上任时就能启动这一计划。
Trump again touted the market’s performance on Wednesday, saying he wished he had started the program when he first came into office.
今年7月，在另一场宣传投资工具的活动中，特朗普在椭圆形办公室为纽约证券交易所和纳斯达克敲响了开盘钟，身旁还站着一位位知名企业高管。
In July, during another event to tout the investment vehicles, Trump rang the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the Oval Office, flanked by a number of prominent executives.