Alex Skatell

Helping with Invest America &
Co-Founder of Founder. Board: DCN, Clemson Spiro, GUPolitics, NMA.

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

The Trump Accounts are being adopted very quickly.

“In first 5 days:

- about $125M in individual contributions, excluding seed/philanthropic contributions
- 70% of contributions under $250, 60% under $100
- Over 6.5M accounts claimed”

Insane growth.

Data: @TocRadio.

[Invest America | Trump Accounts @InvestAmerica24]

A big idea our country can agree on.

Every American child invested in the U.S. economy, compounding for decades, expanding opportunity on a generational scale.

This is the new reality in America. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

[Office of the First Lady @FirstLadyOffice]

THANK YOU, HAWAII // Fostering the Future Accounts

Hawaii has taken an important step forward for children in foster care.

Governor Josh Green, MD, has pledged to support Fostering the Future Accounts.  This program will help children in foster care build a stronger financial foundation as they grow into adulthood. 

We salute Governor Green for his leadership and hope every governor across America joins Fostering the Future Accounts so that every child can have a chance for a brighter future.

[Mars 🌿 @MarsHomestead]

I thought the best part of Trump Accounts was the $1,000 for newborns. It wasn’t.

I started out asking one simple question in an X post yesterday.

“Does it even make sense to open one for my 12-year-old?”

Now I’ve actually opened one for Pearl.

Because I finally realized this isn’t really about opening another account.

It’s about giving a child years to learn how money grows.

As I read through hundreds of comments, people kept pointing me toward the Invest America Act,
the S&P 500 index fund,
the SpaceX stock donation from Gwynne Shotwell,
Michael Dell’s pledge,
the QR code that lets family and friends contribute,
the possibility of a future Roth IRA conversion,
and even the conversations around Bitcoin and financial education.

Then it hit me.

Nobody ever taught me how to invest when I was Pearl’s age.

When I was growing up, investing meant reading the newspaper and calling a broker.

Today a 12-year-old can learn about an S&P 500 index fund, Bitcoin, compound growth, and long-term investing from a phone.

That feels like a much bigger opportunity than just opening another account.

If successful people want to help ordinary kids build a future by contributing money to their accounts,

I’m not going to tell them no. 😅

My goal isn’t to raise a millionaire.

My goal is much simpler.

I don’t want Pearl sitting where I am at 50, wondering if she started too late.

[Alex Skatell @AlexSkatell]

You are crushing it, thanks for your service to our country 🇺🇸

[Joe Gebbia @jgebbia]

It’s 2026 – Americans deserve better digital experiences. The President agrees and is investing in better design for everyone. The TrumpAccounts app is the perfect example: easy to use, easy on the eyes, and clear communication about where you are in the process. My commentary to Yahoo in the comments.

[Parth Chopra @pchopra28]

Trump / citizen accounts are one of the coolest things we've done as a country

The fact that someone can airdrop equity (or cash) directly into accounts of their choosing is awesome

It's empowering to the giver to control who exactly receives their gift. Its empowering to the recipient to be able to directly see and feel it. And the execution / product looks *clean* and the rollout seems to be going well

Giving the next generation direct access to growth is how we win together. And hopefully even more companies / people start using it to innovate more (OAI/Anthropic shares?)

h/t @altcap @jgebbia @vladtenev and many others who made it possible

[Alex Skatell @AlexSkatell]

💯💯💯

[Greg Ferenstein @ferenstein]

Lira is too modest, so I’ll brag for him. @MattLira is one of the most effective, respected and under-the-radar public servants in DC. Cannot recommend him more highly for folks looking to launch an initiative through the federal government.

[Matt Lira @MattLira]

Amazing day commemorating the launch of @TrumpAccounts - a major upgrade to our nation's social contract that will improve the lives of generations into the future.

Great to see so many early believers of this idea (and the builders making it happen) at the White House! 🇺🇸

[Alex Skatell @AlexSkatell]

What an inspiring speech and leader in @altcap and incredible work from @InvestAmerica24 and @MattLira to arrive at today.

We are witnessing the birth of a program that will transform millions of lives for the better in ways we’re just beginning to see unfold

[Matt Lira @MattLira]

This is a historic morning - for the first time in history, the @NYSE and the @Nasdaq united together in the Oval Office for a joint opening bell to mark the first trading day of @InvestAmerica24 @TrumpAccounts

https://t.co/0Wi1mee0U0

[Josh Wolfe @wolfejosh]

Wow. What an American hero!!!! @MichaelDell

Beyond beyond selfless giving + leading by magnanimous example.

America helped make him + he is helping make the future of America!

[Gwynne Shotwell @Gwynne_Shotwell]

My husband and I are honored and thrilled to participate in the Invest America program and gift a share of our SpaceX stock to a Trump Account for each of more than two million children across our great nation.

Every American child under 18 can benefit from having a Trump Account, but our gift specifically goes to the Accounts of children (ages 11-17) that live in areas with lower average household incomes with a bit more emphasis for those that live near our central Texas home.

We have been fortunate in our careers and hope this gift encourages the next generation to continue the journey of enabling humanity to live and fly amongst the stars.

A huge thanks to all that worked to bring this incredible program to life.

[Vlad Tenev @vladtenev]

250 years in, and we're still finding new ways to build toward the American dream.

I believe expanding ownership will lead to a free, stable, and prosperous society, and Trump Accounts help get us there. Proud to play a part in this initiative. 🇺🇸

[Brad Gerstner @altcap]

Dear America,  

Starting today, on the 250th birthday of our country, millions of children will now benefit from a new & powerful American birthright - a privately owned investment account from birth. Every child a shareholder in the great American economy!

American capitalism is the greatest prosperity-creating engine the world has ever known. It has unlocked unprecedented abundance for our country and untold life-advancing innovation. From clean food & water to cars & planes to vaccines & cures to computers & phones.  Through depressions & world wars, through panics & pandemics, betting on America has been the best investment in human history. 

But far too many hardworking families feel like they are on the outside looking in - like the American Dream has become out of reach. 

The Invest America Act changes all that. Signed into law by President Trump it establishes the Trump Accounts - launching today - making every child a shareholder from birth.  Every account seeded with $1000 in America's best companies - making every child a direct participant in our stock markets & American capitalism.  

But it doesn’t stop there.  Representing the best of our civic traditions, an unprecedented outpouring of additional private  contributions into these accounts is already underway. Billions of dollars have been committed by philanthropists & corporations to tens of millions of children across the country. A new form of massive, direct philanthropy & corporate benefits directly to America’s kids is just getting started. From adopting all the kids of a school or organization to a city or state.  America is the most giving country in the history of the world - and Trump Accounts provide a new open source platform to enable anybody to contribute to anybody.  

Trillions of dollars will compound in these accounts over the next 20 years.   

But this is about more than just figures on an account statement. By investing in the next generation, our country is providing tangible opportunities to all future generations of Americans: an education, a first home, the ability to start a business, and the foundation for a lifetime of savings. Trump Accounts provide hope to those feeling hopeless - unlocking unlimited human potential.

Trump Accounts do this through a massive public - private partnership that empower the individual not the state.  They double down on free market capitalist democracy by empowering the individual rather than growing dependency on government.  Aligning citizens with capitalism rather than pitting them against it. 

Perhaps of equal importance, let us not lose sight of the fact that this is a movement that unites our country. Despite the many issues that divide us, this one big idea brings everyone together. From the most conservative to the most progressive leaders, we have found people of goodwill willing to step up and do the right thing to help the next generation. 

Trump Accounts represent the very best of our democracy and the American promise issued two hundred and fifty years ago today. I am grateful to all those who have partnered with us to get this far and we dedicate our tireless efforts to make certain that the Invest America Act achieves its maximum potential.  Let us advance into the future with a renewed sense of confidence, optimism and restored faith in the American Dream for EVERY American.   

Happy 250th Birthday, America!

Brad Gerstner
July 4, 2026

@TrumpAccounts @InvestAmerica24 @WhiteHouse @MichaelDell

[Matt Lira @MattLira]

A Philadelphia meeting hall.
A Palo Alto garage.
A Texas dorm room.
An Ohio bike shop.

America gives you the freedom to start.

Find your place and change the world. 🚀🇺🇸

Happy 250th birthday, America.

[Matt Lira @MattLira]

Next week, SSA will update its guidance to hospitals to include information on how to enroll in @TrumpAccounts and will assist states in modifying their forms to apply for a Social Security number to include the automatic creation of a Trump account.

https://t.co/UOXv5ibZ4a

[Matt Lira @MattLira]

Trump Accounts were designed to be a platform to enable exactly this kind of program.

Previously, the technical lift of standing up this program would have been prohibitive; now it can be stood up by a Governor and philanthropists in weeks.

This is just the start of state and local innovation leveraging this new financial infrastructure.

https://t.co/XP2DN0DZDL

[Invest America | Trump Accounts @InvestAmerica24]

Aloha, Opportunity!

Today’s announcement from @GovHawaii Josh Green to open and fund accounts for every eligible foster child in Hawaiʻi is a watershed moment for the next generation with trajectory-shaping impacts for children across the state.

https://t.co/Na5KAlBJjN

[Alex Skatell @AlexSkatell]

The story of 2026 is how much broad support we’re seeing for Trump Accounts.

Hawai’i Governor announces support with funded accounts for foster kids of every age.

https://t.co/NFOWAhPgim

[Brad Gerstner @altcap]

As to rumors about the gov’t taking stakes in AI companies: 2 conditions MUST be met: (1) voluntary contribution vs. the Bernie forced tax / taking; (2) directly to citizen owned accounts vs. the Bernie slush fund. Coordinated by gov’t - but NEVER owned by gov’t. 🧐💰🇺🇸🚀