Trump heaps praise on SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell and thanks her for $325 million Trump Accounts gift
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Trump praised what he called the "extreme generosity" of SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and her husband.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jul 9, 2026, 5:58 AM ET
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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to thank SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell for her and her husband's stock donation to Trump Accounts, which he said was worth $325 million.
"Thank you to the brilliant and highly respected Gwynne Shotwell, and her husband, Robert, for their extreme generosity in helping children to attain the ever magnificent American dream!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday.
Trump took to Truth Social to thank Gwynne Stockwell and her husband for their $325 million donation.
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"Their Gift of 325 Million Dollars of SpaceX Stock is greatly appreciated by all," the president added, signing off by wishing the couple "continued Great Success!"
Shotwell did not put a value on the gift when she announced it on X, saying only that she and her husband would give a share of their SpaceX stock to a Trump Account for each of more than 2 million American children.
At Wednesday's closing price of $148 per share, the shares were worth about $296 million, reflecting a slight decline in SpaceX's share price since the gift was announced on Monday, when they were valued between $320 million and $325 million.
Trump wrote that "thousands of children have just been given a better life," though Shotwell's announcement said the gift would reach more than 2 million 11- to 17-year-olds in lower-income areas, with extra emphasis on those near the couple's central Texas home.
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The donation makes Shotwell, Elon Musk's second-in-command, one of the largest known individual contributors to Trump Accounts, the tax-advantaged savings vehicles seeded with $1,000 from the Treasury for every American child born between 2025 and 2028.
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Billionaire founder Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, have also contributed $6.25 billion to Trump Accounts, prompting a ringing endorsement from the president.
"They are truly incredible people. Go out and buy a Dell computer," Trump told reporters on Monday. "I have a son that loves their laptop."
Shotwell's gift comes after Trump said last week that he expected Musk would donate SpaceX stock to the program.
Neither Trump nor Musk has publicly confirmed whether the world's richest man has made a donation.
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