Trump signs order creating first-ever US sovereign wealth fund

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday creating a sovereign wealth fund, honoring another promise he made on the 2024 campaign trail.

The sovereign wealth fund — a government-owned and-administered investment fund — will be the first ever established in the US.

Trump had said during the campaign at the Economic Club of New York that the money would be brought in through tariffs and “other intelligent things.”

Donald Trump signs an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025
Donald Trump signs an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025 AFP via Getty Images

The fund will be used to invest in highways, airports, manufacturing hubs, medical research and more, he said at the time.

Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick (center) and Rupert Murdoch (right), speaks to the press after signing an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.
Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick (center) and Rupert Murdoch (right), speaks to the press after signing an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. AFP via Getty Images

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