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Fact Check: President Trump's Claims on Building Personal Wealth

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union to claim that accounts could grow to $100,000 or more by age 18, with analysis showing a $1,000 investment could reach about $5,559.92 over 18 years.
Earlier this year, the Trump Account was introduced to deposit $1,000 into accounts for children born between 2025 and 2028, prompting fact-checkers to examine claims from the State of the Union, Tuesday.
Hearst's Get the Facts Data Team modeled the $1,000 seed at 10% over 18 years, which would grow to around $5,559.92, and PolitiFact noted $9,000 contributions still fall short of $100K.
Fact-Checkers found no states with averages at or below $2.30; Oklahoma is at $2.37, and only 6 to 8 stations out of 150,000 offer gas at $1.99, according to PolitiFact.
Hearst's National Investigative Unit counted 52 S&P 500 record highs since the election, while President Trump said `The stock market has set 53 all-time record highs since the election`.

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