Trump rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange to chants of “USA” as Wall Street CEOs and business leaders look on

President-elect Donald Trump The opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange rang on Thursday after he pledged an economic boom to a crowd of cheering traders Business leaders.

“We are with you all the way,” the incoming Republican president said at the New York Stock Exchange building in lower Manhattan, where he was present. Invited AFTER BECOMING TIME”Personality of the year“For the second time.

Trump was flanked by the Vice President-elect J.D. VanceThe next first lady Melania TrumpNew York Stock Exchange Chairman Len Martin and two of Trump’s sons, Ivanka And Tiffany, just as the bell rang.

Trump, who will take office on January 20, has spoken of his plans to make the United States so As attractive as possible for companiesThe large crowd gathered on the ground welcomed him with warmth and enthusiasm.

He was among the spectators Goldman Sachs“David Solomon, Citigroupjane fraser, VerizonHans Vestberg, Brian Cornell goal and Pershing Square‘s Bill Ackman.

At one point, the room erupted into chants of “USA!”

Trump’s delegation also included his choice for the position of Secretary of Health. Robert F. kennedy jrChoose your own locker, Scott BesantHis choice of Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, and his choice of Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick.

In brief statements before that, Trump promised that his next administration would lead to “an economy the likes of which no one has ever seen before.”

“We are going to provide massive stimulus that has never been seen before by any other country,” Trump told the crowd of wealthy people, including by cutting taxes “very, very dramatically.”

Trump reiterated his plans to strengthen Oil exploration in the United StatesHe promised that doing so would lower inflation and lower grocery prices.

This claim contradicts what he told TIME when asked whether his administration would be a failure if grocery bills remained high.

“I don’t think so. Look, they’ve got them up. I’d like to take them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up,” Trump told the magazine.

He also reiterated his pledge to lower the corporate tax rate — already reduced to 21% during his first term in office — to 15%, but only for companies that choose to manufacture in the United States.

“You pay 21% if you don’t build here. If you do, we’ll try to get it up to 15%, but you have to build your product, make your product in the United States of America,” Trump told CNBC. Jim Cramer After the bell.

Trump also took credit for his election to the president Joe Biden Due to recent gains in the stock market, he indicated that he would return to the White House with stronger ties to some of the richest and most influential people in the country.

“(dead CEO Mark Zuckerberg went to see me, and I can tell you,Tesla And CEO of SpaceX Elon (Musk) is another and (Amazon founder) Jeff Bezos “He’s coming in next week, and I want to get ideas from them,” Trump told Kramer, who runs members only. CNBC Investment Club.

Hedge fund tycoon Bescent, whom Trump chose to replace Janet Yellen As Treasury Secretary, he told Cramer that the incoming administration would benefit both Wall Street and Main Street.

“I think we’ll see under President Trump that Wall Street can win and Main Street can win, just like we did in Trump 1.0. Everyone can do something great,” Besant said.

— CNBC’s Alex Haring and Yun Li contributed to this report.