Social media erupted after author Stephen King launched into a sweeping attack on Donald Trump — including a claim about the president’s family that users immediately branded false.
“Trump: has never had a child. Has been married 3 times. Ran several businesses into the ground. Never ran a home, couldn’t make a bed to save his a–. Calls people he works with dumb, losers, etc. Has never done sweat labor. Has never served on a local committee,” King said in a post to X.
In a follow-up remark, King added that Trump “has no life experience,” a line that further intensified the backlash.
One thing ill blame on President Trump is Stephen King not writing any decent books lately. Hes too focused on his TDS meltdowns. What do these people do with their lives pic.twitter.com/9R7AdzdEri
— John Blount (@JK_Blount) February 23, 2026
The statement quickly went viral — and so did the pushback. Among those responding was Ryan Girdusky, founder of 1776 Project PAC, who mocked the claim directly. “Um… I’m pretty sure Donald Trump had children,” Girdusky posted on X.
Another sharp rebuke came from Matt Van Swol, a former Department of Energy nuclear scientist, who accused King of copying and repurposing someone else’s criticism. “You literally plagiarized an entire post…which was about AOC… and then applied it to Trump…… for whom it isn’t true and doesn’t make any sense. Why are you plagiarizing? I thought you were a writer?” Van Swol posted on X.
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