Former President Donald Trump was re-elected president on Wednesday – with help from his biggest supporters: his family.

Barron Trump, one of Trump’s five children, has voted for the first time. The 18-year-old cast his ballot in Florida as his mother, First Lady Melania Trump, shared a photo of him at a polling station.

“Voted for the first time – for his dad!”, Melania wrote in a post on X. She added the hashtags “#18yearsold”, “#presidentialelection” and “#proud”.

Trump’s wife and son were at his side as the Republican delivered a victory speech early Wednesday morning. Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a historic comeback, securing several battleground states and pushing him over the 270 electoral votes needed for victory.

“I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president – ​​and your 45th president,” he said. “Every citizen, I will fight for you, your family and your future. I will fight for you every day, and with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we deliver the strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be America’s golden age.”

Harris has not yet conceded.

She also failed to address her supporters at Howard University in Washington DC after the results came in. Instead, her campaign co-chair told them she would not be speaking.

Investors are betting on what Trump’s return to the White House will mean for the economy and the world.

The Dow Jones rose 1,200 points, or 2.8%, on Wednesday, and major stocks including Elon Musk’s Tesla and bitcoin soared.

Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind the Truth Social platform, also saw a surge.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Associated Press contributed to this report.