Meet a 38-year-old father rejecting a Trump account for his daughter: ‘I’ll put $1,000 of my own money in an account before I do that’

Israel Anthem, a 38-year-old father, says he does not want a Trump account for his 14-month-old daughter. Instead, he says he would prefer to put money into an account himself.

A personal choice over the account

Anthem said, “I’ll put $1,000 of my own money in an account before I do that.” His comments frame the decision as a personal preference about how savings for his daughter should be funded.

What the decision highlights

The choice places the focus on the account’s source of funding: a Trump account versus money contributed directly by the child’s father. The available information does not specify the terms of the Trump account or explain how Anthem would structure his own account.

For now, Anthem’s position is clear: he would contribute $1,000 of his own money before accepting a Trump account for his daughter.