Eric Trump, the second son of President Donald Trump, got a special Father’s Day shoutout from the Trump Organization over the weekend with a 1,100-word tribute – though noticeably, his older brother did not.
Despite serving as co-executive vice president of the Trump Organization with Donald Trump Jr., the eldest Trump son, only Eric Trump was the recipient of a “Father’s Day Tribute,” posted by the company Sunday.
The lengthy tribute, which celebrated President Donald Trump’s impact on his son’s successful business career, featured anecdotes about Eric Trump working on his father’s construction sites as an adolescent, attending prestigious schools, taking over the reins of the Trump Organization, having two children of his own and being “the beneficiary of his father’s legacy.”
The Trump Organization’s message also insisted Eric Trump “runs the day-to-day operations” of the Trump Organization and “oversees everything” from architectural design to global expansion strategy. It tied Eric Trump’s business skills and family-oriented personality directly to his father.
It’s unclear why Donald Trump Jr. was not featured. He holds the same position in the Trump Organization as Eric Trump and has five children of his own.
open image in galleryThe Independent has asked the Trump Organization for comment.
Although Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump serve in the same role overseeing the Trump Organization, they handle different tasks. Donald Trump Jr. is the primary trustee of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, the financial entity that holds the president’s portfolio, whereas Eric Trump has a more hands-on role overseeing daily tasks of the Trump Organization.
In the past, the Trump Organization has featured both Trump sons in Father’s Day tributes.
For Father’s Day in 2024, the company posted photos of both Donald Trump Jr. with his five children and Eric Trump with his two children. They did the same in 2022. Both Trump sons and President Donald Trump were also featured in a Father’s Day message from 2021.
However, this past year, the Trump Organization has focused more on Eric Trump and his wife, Lara Trump. For Mother’s Day in 2026 and 2025, the company posted a photo of Lara Trump with her two children.
open image in galleryThe Trump Organization’s decision to exclude Donald Trump Jr. from Father’s Day messaging comes shortly after the eldest Trump son received media attention for his intimate second wedding – which his father did not attend.
President Donald Trump told reporters in May, shortly before his oldest son’s wedding, that he would not attend the wedding because it was “not good timing.”