WASHINGTON - Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan, pledged Tuesday to put $250 into newly created government investment accounts for 25 million American children, a philanthropic commitment that the couple said totals about $6.25 billion.

Some details are unclear, but officials say the Dells’ pledge is designed to piggyback off of so-called “Trump accounts,” a federal program enacted this year to provide seed money for children’s investment accounts.

The Dells’ will be putting $250 into the accounts of children 10-years-old and younger, but with certain family-income restrictions. Exactly how the program will work has not been outlined.

As for the Trump accounts, the U.S. Treasury will automatically deposit $1,000 into accounts for children born between 20

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