President-elect Donald Trump is set to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, a source familiar with the matter told The Post, just weeks after his landslide election victory amid voters’ concerns about the economy.
The ringing of the bell in the morning signals the start of the day’s business – an honor given in the past to celebrities and U.S. presidents alike – and it once and for all marks the future president being named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year”. Will match with. according to reports,
The event will undoubtedly have symbolic personal significance for Trump, a native New Yorker and businessman who made his fortune in the city.
Trump, 78, has spent most of his time at his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, since winning the 2024 election, and he has rarely visited New York since his conviction in the Manhattan “hush money” case. Have gone. ,
His lawyers are trying to wrap up the case before he returns to the White House.
The Queens native has The Post was first told He loves the Big Apple and hopes to usher in an era of renewal during his second term.
Incoming first lady Melania Trump and the 45th president’s youngest son Barron are both living in Trump Tower in Manhattan as Barron, 18, attends New York University.
Soon to become the 47th president, he has said he will also usher in a “golden age” for the American economy.
The US stock market has already been boosted by his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The NYSE regularly invites guests to ring the bell in the morning or to close the trading day in the evening.
Melania Trump rings the NYSE bell in 2021 to celebrate her Be Best campaign on behalf of America’s children.
Former President Ronald Reagan was the first US commander-in-chief to ring the bell.
This year, Trump has graced the cover of Time three times.
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