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**Transcript of the viral clip (Larry Fink speaking at the Texas State Technical College event with Gov. Greg Abbott, May 2026):**
**Larry Fink:**
“If we could get more and more Americans to think about growing with the United States, we will have far than enough money to invest in this infrastructure. But as the governor was talking about, the need for electrons is growing every day. Some of these, you know, if we’re going to be the leader in technology, which we are, if we are going to be the leader in AI, which we presently are, it’s just going to require trillions of dollars of investments. And if we don’t invest in it, China will be the global leader in this. And so to me it’s not whether — this is a must. And if you think about how that translates, it translates into a more dynamic economy. We need the United States economy to grow over 2%. We need the U.S. economy to grow at 3%, especially with the growing deficits the federal government has. And so much of this money — not just — is going to be coming from the private sector. From savings accounts, from pension accounts, from insurance companies, and on and on and on. The whole world is in need of improving the infrastructure.”
(The clip is an edited excerpt from a longer fireside chat/Q&A segment. The viral version focuses on the funding and AI infrastructure part.)<grok:render card_id=“08a72c” card_type=“citation_card” type=“render_inline_citation”><argument name="citation_id">16</argument></grok:render>
### Full context from the event (Snopes transcription excerpt):
Fink was responding to a question about global infrastructure needs, highlighting U.S. requirements (estimated over $10 trillion in the next 10 years). He emphasized private-sector investment, encouraging Americans to invest rather than keep money in low-yield bank savings accounts, and framed it as essential for economic growth and competing with China on AI and tech leadership.<grok:render card_id=“b51fa7” card_type=“citation_card” type=“render_inline_citation”><argument name="citation_id">16</argument></grok:render>
This matches the video in the X post you referenced. The clip has been widely shared with commentary on retirement/pension funds helping finance AI data centers and power infrastructure.
HORRIFIC: A video shows an Israeli settler killing a dog in the Palestinian village of Atara in the West Bank, beating the dog to death with sticks.
Barbarians.
Steve Kerr had no problem speaking-out about gun control, Black Lives Matter, & even called @POTUS a "buffoon," but when it came to criticizing the Chinese Communist Party, he was silent.
Now he admits he was wrong.
The only "buffoon" here is Steve Kerr. https://t.co/oFZPvLDdhA
🚨🇺🇸 WOW... Crazy footage
A high school principal in Oklahoma tackled and disarmed a would-be school shooter with his bare hands.
Everyone went home that day because Kirk Moore moved first.
What a Hero!
Update on Carla: she’s still in the ICU and will be until at least Saturday or Sunday, BUT she is improving day by day. She’s been walking multiple laps of the ICU every hour with her walker (and her Walker) and doing breathing exercises.
We also just got the pathology report back on her spleen and it is BENIGN, which is amazing news. It also means we still have no idea why it spontaneously ruptured… we have some theories, but that’s about it. Carla also had her abdominal drain removed today, so she’s a bit more comfortable now. Still in a lot of pain, but that’s natural when you have 40+ staples holding a giant abdominal incision together… She’s managing the pain well and continues to be tough as hell.
She also just got cleared to have some broth (she’s been on sips of water-only this entire time), so this is a welcome change.
But the highlight of the day was when they let her go outside in a wheelchair to get some sunshine and fresh air! (Picture below is just before we went outside)
THANK YOU to everyone for sending your prayers, love, and wishes for a speedy recovery. @carlabitcoin is incredibly strong, but your support makes her even stronger. She is very grateful for your love and support.