Maryland Democratic Gov.Wes Moore praised President Donald Trump's new child investment accounts during a Tuesday interview, saying the policy could help address child poverty and the racial wealth gap even as he sharply criticized other parts of Trump's agenda.Moore credited the administration for enacting a policy he compared to baby bonds while appearing on "The Clay Cane Show" podcast. "I will give this administration credit for this, is that we’ve had Democratic presidents and Republican presidents who have not been able to get this done, and it actually got done," Moore said.
"So I actually, this is actually a smart policy."'THE VIEW' CO-HOST SUNNY HOSTIN PRAISES TRUMP FOR 'GOOD POLICIES' ON FERTILITY CARE AND CHILD SAVINGS ACCOUNTSMaryland Gov.Wes Moore said Trump Accounts were "smart policy" during a Tuesday interview on "The Clay Cane Show." (Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images)Moore said the accounts resembled baby bonds, a policy Democrats and progressive advocates have long pushed as a way to help children build wealth over time."I’m so with you because, honestly, it’s actually a good idea," Moore said.
"And you know what it is, frankly? It’s essentially the same thing that we’ve been advocating for for a decade, which is like baby bonds."He said the policy could give children a financial asset that grows as they get older."One of the fastest ways that you can address both child poverty and the racial wealth gap is actually baby bonds, by giving children a chance to be able to have something that can grow and grow in maturity, that can then give them an opportunity to have a measure of economic mobility and sustainable economic mobility," Moore said.MAMDANI RIPPED FOR CLAIMING VICTORY OVER CAPITALISM AFTER NYC'S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR TAXPAYER FUNDED BAILOUTMoore compared Trump Accounts to baby bonds, saying the child investment accounts could help address poverty and the racial wealth gap.(Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service ...