Trump Wants a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Can the US Pull it Off?

President Trump’s executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund will require the US to raise trillions of dollars amidst a large national debt. How can the US raise money for this fund? Bank of America’s Mark Cabana discusses the reality of monetizing the country’s balance sheet to raise money, while law professor Salar Ghahramani describes the creative paths the government can try.
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[RichardHuynhAu]

This is like creating a saving account to earn interest, when you have a credit card with $36 trillion debt .

[DanGauthier-os]

Trump's policies had been viewed by many experts as more positive for the financials sector, spurring this massive rally. It's enticing to consider purchasing some stocks, I'm contemplating investing more than $300k. Thoughts?

[lulu-cxdv]

don't get in bed with this admin, they are only looking to steal, hide and enrich themselves

[araara]

US Sovereign Wealth Fund? What?
US borrows money from peasants and dreams of creating a sovereign wealth fund?
Oh my god! Does the US really have a clown president?

[sundog]

Maybe when billionaires start paying taxes and stop market manipulation we can pay our debt.

[phil_]

He just wants a fund he can steal from.

[BureaucracyWorld]

Those countries have little or no corruptions, which is different from the US.
Even the US golds are missing and unaccountable .

[AlanSmith]

For that you actually have to have money and not be in debt 😂😂😂

[daniellarusso]

They want a sovereign wealth fund so that they can fill it with cryptocurrencies that have no functional value but will make crony investors incredibly rich.

[ellicel]

Trump wants one because of how it sounds. Our president loves using new words even when he's not entirely sure what they mean: tariffs, groceries... 😂

[loops]

US can’t afford a free breakfast let alone built a savings fund with more debt! 😂

[HPRCKMST]

Some people in America can manipulate market prices. They can buy low and sell high if they can control buyer's markets.

[Subby]

"I love the poorly educated." - Comrade Felon Trump
“What luck, for governments, that the people are stupid!” — Adolph H

[andrecha]

Biggest scammer I've seen. Destroyed all trust and turned allies into enemies within weeks.

[kevak]

LOL that's like saving up for a $400k house when you are paying interest on $400k of credit card debt - they really are clowns.

[Torgrim]

The reason for having a wealth fund for Norway is to not let the high profits from oil overheat the economy. Then, when oil dries up or bad times show up, you can draw on these funds to stimulate the economy. It's better to service the credit card account first, then start saving.

[sleepymeow]

Inspired by the sheer brilliance of President Trump, I’m obviously rushing out tomorrow to borrow $100, 000 to launch my own fund. What could possibly go wrong?

[TheTwh]

5:53 it explains everything. Trillions of dollar without congress oversight.

[jordantan]

I thought they have over 9 trillion worth of bonds need to be refinanced in 2025. Sovereign wealth funds are usually associated with surplus countries.

[AlessandroBottoni]

Is it just me or the whole Trump administration has a huge problem understanding *reality*?