Eric Trump Calls Dad Live On Stage During Turning Point USA Event

Even if your dad is the President of the United States, he’s only a phone call away.

Eric Trump, along with his wife, Lara, and conservative commentator Benny Johnson, was at Auburn University for a Turning Point USA event on Wednesday night when he picked up his phone and called his father.

“It says ‘Dad POTUS’ on his phone, just so you know,” Eric’s wife, Lara, told the crowd.

“Hello,” Trump said. That’s all it took for the crowd to go wild.

The students immediately did what all Gen Zers do — took out their phones and started recording.

“I just want to say hi to everybody. I hope Eric is doing a good job,” Trump said. “I love you all, the country is doing great.”

The crowd was even more hyped up when the president talked about his love for Auburn.

“Auburn is a special place, I’ve been there many times, and I know many people from that area, number one, and from that school,” Trump said.

In Trump fashion, he mentioned how well he did in Alabama last November and praised the students for their turnout in the 2024 election. Trump also mentioned the late Charlie Kirk, saying that he played a huge role in Republicans’ 2024 election victory.

“I just want to pay my respects to Charlie and Erika, these are great people,” Trump said. “We know Charlie is looking down on us.”

Trump then went full dad mode again on Eric, telling his youngest son, “You better do a good job these are smart people they know if you’re not doing a good job and they will report back to me.”

After the call, the crowd erupted into chants of “USA! USA!”

Guys, something incredible happened tonight…

I was on stage with Eric and Lara Trump for Turning Point’s Auburn University event.

Eric pulls out his phone and says: “Should I call him? Should I call the President?’ And he did.

President Trump answered and delivered a… pic.twitter.com/0nuh47K4dl

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 6, 2025

Auburn’s TPUSA event drew thousands to Neville Arena, with students lining up hours before the start of the event to make sure they had a seat.

Auburn University TPUSA event.

Eric and Lara were also joined by Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville on Auburn’s stop for the “This is The Turning Point Tour.”

Tuberville, who coached football at Auburn and won six Iron Bowls in a row, told the college students that they must continue where Charlie left off.

“I’m telling you this as a so-called politician, politicians aren’t going to help you,” Tuberville said. “It’s going to be your generation that gets this mess straightened out.”

“This is The Turning Point Tour” continues Monday at UC Berkeley with more stops being announced soon.

Erika Kirk, who joined the tour at Ole Miss, told Fox News host Jesse Watters Wednesday night she can feel Charlie’s presence on college campuses.

Trump told the Auburn students that he also believes Charlie is looking down at them.

“He’s looking down on us right now, all of us,” Trump said over the phone.

It’s the first time Trump has been part of a TPUSA campus event since Charlie’s assassination.

He wrapped up his phone call with the crowd, just like any good dad would.

“I love you all as President of the United States, I love you all.”