Eric Trump calls his father live on stage during Turning Point event

Eric Trump surprised an Auburn University crowd by calling Donald Trump live on stage during a Turning Point USA event, drawing massive cheers.

Eric Trump, right, called his father, President Donald Trump, left, during a Turning Point USA event on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at Auburn University in Alabama. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"Well, I want to just say hello to everybody, I hope Erika is doing a good job and Lara is doing a good job. And Auburn is a special place, I’ve been there many times," Donald Trump responded.

"I just want to pay my respects to Charlie and Erika — these are two incredible people. And Erika, I’ve spoken to her often, she is just a spectacular person, and she is going to start where Charlie left off, and we should never allow this to happen," the president also said, referencing the Sept. 10 assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.

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Vice President JD Vance addresses a Turning Point USA audience at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)

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"We know he wouldn’t want us to surrender or be coerced into silence. Free speech is only free if we use our voices," the organization said.

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

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