Trump Accounts Launch: Brad Gerstner 7/6/26

On July 4th, the administration officially launched Trump Accounts (cnbc.com/2026/07/01/trump-accounts-launch-july…), a new savings and investing vehicle for kids under 18 in the U.S. One of the orchestrators, Silicon Valley investor Brad Gerstner, explains the platform, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell’s donation (cnbc.com/2026/07/06/spacex-spcx-gwynne-shotwel…) to it, and the vision for the American dream. Plus, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married at MSG (cnbc.com/2026/07/04/just-married-taylor-swift-…) in New York over the holiday weekend, and President Trump gave multiple speeches for the 250th celebration of American independence, highlighting a commitment to freedom and opposition to communism.

Brad Gerstner - 15:44

In this episode:

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk (x.com/JoeSquawk)

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick (x.com/BeckyQuick)

Andrew Ross Sorkin,@andrewrsorkin (twitter.com/andrewrsorkin)

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie (x.com/Kramer_Katie)

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