Trump sparks 'slush fund' fears after claiming he wants state-owned investment bank

Former President Donald Trump was hit by backlash Thursday after complaining that the USA doesn't have a "sovereign wealth fund" — and promising that he'll build one, bankrolled by the money he claims he'll get from import tariffs.

During a speech and short question and answer session Thursday, Trump complained that the United States is one of a few countries that doesn't have such a fund — which is state-owned and invests public money into assets.

"Why don't we have a wealth fund?"...