President Joe Biden joined his 18-year-old granddaughter, Natalie Biden, to cast their ballots in the midterm elections on Saturday, October 29, in the president’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.

In a video shot by Natalie Biden and posted on Joe Biden’s social media accounts on Wednesday, November 2, the pair encourage people to make a plan to vote early or on Election Day.

“I just turned 18 and I’m going to vote for the first time with my Pop,” says Natalie Biden, standing next to her grandfather.

“And I’m so excited for her,” President Biden says. “It’s the first time. The first vote! God love her.”

After voting, Natalie Biden tells viewers it was “a much easier experience” than she had expected. “I really feel like I made a difference,” she says. “Everyone’s voices matter, no matter what our age is.”

The pair said they celebrated the occasion with “triple-thick black and white milkshakes.”

Natalie Biden is the daughter of Beau Biden, the former Attorney General of Delaware who died of brain cancer in 2015, and Hallie Biden. Credit: Joe Biden/Natalie Biden via Storyful

Video transcript

NATALIE BIDEN: Hey, I'm Natalie Biden, and I just turned 18. And I'm going to vote for the first time with my pop.

JOE BIDEN: And I'm so excited for her. It's the first time. The first vote. God love her.

NATALIE BIDEN: We're on our way. Are you excited, Pop?

JOE BIDEN: I'm excited to be voting with you, honey.

NATALIE BIDEN: Yep.

JOE BIDEN: It's a big deal.

NATALIE BIDEN: Well, now that I voted, it was a much easier experience than I thought it would be. It was very easy when I was in the voting booth. I really feel like I made a difference, you know? Everyone's voices matter, no matter what our age is. And we got our triple-thick black and white milkshakes to celebrate.

JOE BIDEN: Cheers to voting.

NATALIE BIDEN: Cheers, Pop.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, I'm Natalie Biden, and I just turned 18. And I'm going to vote for the first time with my pop.

JOE BIDEN: And I'm so excited for her. It's the first time. The first vote. God love her.

NATALIE BIDEN: We're on our way. Are you excited, pop?

JOE BIDEN: I'm excited to be voting with you, honey.

NATALIE BIDEN: Yep.

JOE BIDEN: It's a big deal.

NATALIE BIDEN: Well, now that I voted, it was a much easier experience than I thought it would be. It was very easy when I was in the voting booth. I really feel like I made a difference, you know? Everyone's voices matter, no matter what our age is. And we got our triple-thick black and white milkshakes to celebrate.

JOE BIDEN: Cheers to voting.

NATALIE BIDEN: Cheers, Pop.

[MUSIC PLAYING]