Trump Teams Up with Nicki Minaj, Details on Rep. Omar Incident, Rubio vs Senate Dems: AM Update 1/29

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Emily Jashinsky 0:02
Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on Sirius XM Channel 111. It's Thursday, January 29th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
Donald Trump 0:14
Under this administration, we're going to leave every child with real assets and a shot at financial freedom.
Emily Jashinsky 0:22
President Trump joined by rapper Nicki Minaj touting the Trump Accounts program to boost prosperity for American children in Washington, D.C. New details about the man who sprayed Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with a liquid during a town hall event.
Marco Rubio 0:37
This is not a frozen dinner you put in a microwave and in two and a half minutes it comes out ready to eat.
Emily Jashinsky 0:42
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defending the administration's progress in Venezuela and sparring with Dems in the Senate. And Apple CEO Tim Cook faces backlash over an internal memo urging calm in the wake of the Alex Prattie shooting in Minneapolis. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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What is the Trump Accounts program and how does it aim to help American children?

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Emily Jashinsky 2:12
The Trump administration holding a high-profile event yesterday spotlighting the Trump Accounts Program featuring rapper Nicki Minaj and others. The Trump Accounts Program signed into law as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, creating new tax-advantaged investment accounts for children under 18 through the Treasury Department. President Trump touting the program as a generational wealth-building tool for American families.
Donald Trump 2:39
Perhaps no provision of the Great Big Beautiful Bill will prove more consequential than Trump accounts. Parents, employers, churches, states, and loved ones will also be able to add up to $5,000 in additional money for those accounts. And with every modest contribution, Trump accounts should reach at least $50,000 in value by the time the child turns 18, and could be very substantially more than that. With slightly greater contributions, the typical account will grow to 100,000, 200,000, and can even grow up to past $300,000 per child. The size and scale of this wealth will dwarf all government programs ever created to benefit America's youth.

What happened during the incident involving Congresswoman Ilhan Omar?

Donald Trump 3:25
There's never been anything like this. That's why Everybody's talking about it. Even really people that truly hate me are making this investment.
Emily Jashinsky 3:34
Mr. Trump outlining why he sees the program as legacy defining.
Donald Trump 3:38
Every president in modern history has left our children with nothing but debt. But under this administration, we're going to leave every child with real assets and a shot at financial freedom. will ensure that Americans don't just end their lives with a nest egg, but instead all Americans will begin their lives with a beautiful nest egg. There's never been anything quite like this.
Emily Jashinsky 4:04
Eligible children born from 2025 to 2028 will receive $1,000 in seed money from the Treasury to kickstart their investments. The Dell family paving the way in December with a $6,250,000,000 donation to the program.

How is Secretary of State Marco Rubio defending the administration's Venezuela strategy?

Emily Jashinsky 4:21
Thanks to the Dells, the first 25 million American children aged 10 and under living in areas with median incomes below $150,000 will receive an additional $250.

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