Eric Trump condemned vicious online attacks on Susan Dell after her White House appearance, pointing to the Dell family's $6.25 billion pledge for Trump Accounts serving millions of children.
President Donald Trump's son posted on X on October 12, 2026, after social media users tore into Susan Dell's looks following a White House event promoting Trump Accounts.
The criticism zeroed in on facial expressions, makeup, mannerisms, and appearance, including speculation about cosmetic procedures. That response came after Susan Dell, 62, stood with President Trump and her husband, Michael Dell, to back a program built to give children a financial start.
Benzinga reported that Eric Trump framed the attacks as a disgraceful answer to one of the largest private gifts tied to the new accounts.
In the X post, Eric Trump tied the backlash straight to the money the Dells committed and to the children meant to benefit.
He wrote:
"People are awful. Susan and Michael Dell just put $6.25 billion into Trump Accounts for 25 million kids so they'll have something waiting for them when they grow up, one of, if not the largest private donation in American History. The response? Vicious attacks on her. I'm tired..."
He did not stop at frustration. He called the pile-on what he believed it was.
"I'm tired of this nonsense. Very few people have done more for philanthropy. It's disgusting and it has to stop."
Then he thanked Susan Dell directly.
"Susan, on behalf of the overwhelming majority of people in this nation: Thank You!! You are incredible!"
Michael Dell founded Dell Technologies, Inc. With Susan Dell, he pledged $6.25 billion in July to provide $250 to 25 million eligible children through Trump Accounts.
Days before Eric Trump's post, Susan Dell appeared at the White House with President Trump and Michael Dell to promote the accounts. President Trump urged parents to claim them.
Online critics did not lead with the pledge, the enrollment drive, or the children. They went after how she looked and how she carried herself on camera.
That is the conduct Eric Trump labeled disgusting. A major private commitment meant to seed accounts for kids was met with personal mockery of the donor's wife.
Trump Accounts launched July 4 under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Eligible children born between 2025 and 2028 were offered a $1,000 federal contribution, with room for additional annual contributions of up to $5,000.
The money is invested primarily in U.S. stock index funds and ETFs. It generally becomes accessible at age 18.
Earlier this month, Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano said the accounts were expected to reach about 70 million automatically enrolled accounts by mid-October, with 25 million projected to be funded. The White House said more than $4.5 billion had already entered the program. About 72 companies had signed up to offer matching grants for newborns.
Against that backdrop, the Dell pledge was not a sideshow. It was private capital aimed at the same children the federal design was built to reach.
Susan Dell is a billionaire philanthropist. The reporting does not quote her answering the critics. It does show what followed her White House appearance: a wave of comments about face, makeup, mannerisms, and possible procedures.
Eric Trump answered that wave by putting the gift and the kids back at the center. He described the $6.25 billion commitment as historic in scale and treated the attacks on Susan as an attack on basic decency.
Public life has always drawn hard scrutiny of policy and results. Turning a donor appearance into an open season on a woman's face is a different choice. It tells serious people that the cost of showing up can include humiliation unrelated to the work.
Parents watching the rollout still have a practical task. The accounts exist. The federal seed money is defined. Private pledges, including the Dells', are part of how the pool grows. Mockery of Susan Dell's appearance does not enroll a child or fund an account.
A country that wants more private money in programs for kids should not treat the people writing the checks as fair game for cosmetic ridicule.
