The White House announced that First Lady Melania Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on January 28, 2026, marking her first year as First Lady in the second term of the Trump Administration. The announcement highlighted initiatives from the past year focused on children’s well-being, including championing the TAKE IT DOWN Act on federal online protections for children from online deepfakes, leading an Executive Order on Fostering the Future to align federal resources with public and private partnerships for young people with foster care experience, and launching the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge alongside a meeting of the White House Artificial Intelligence Task Force. It also cited securing USD 25 million in President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget for housing supports for youth transitioning out of foster care, leading reunification efforts involving children and families separated by the conflict involving Ukraine and Russia, and establishing Fostering the Future Together at the United Nations General Assembly as a coalition of first spouses focused on safe and innovative use of advanced technology for children.
The White House 2026-01-23
The White House announces First Lady Melania Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange opening bell on January 28, 2026
First Lady Melania Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on January 28, 2026, marking her first year in the second term of the Trump Administration. The announcement highlighted her initiatives on children's well-being, including the TAKE IT DOWN Act, an Executive Order on Fostering the Future, the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge, and securing USD 25 million for housing support for youth leaving foster care.