President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 12 — after praising his wife, Melania, as a “great” and “popular” first lady and vowing to make the American economy great again. Standing in front of his 2024 Time “Person of the Year” cover with Melania and his two daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany, Trump thanked the NYSE for allowing him the privilege to ring the bell along with his wife and vowed to bring the economy back to its former strength during his first term in office.