Vice President Mike Pence called Eric Trump first after baby announcement

When Eric Trump announced in March he was going to be a dad, the first person to call him was not his own father, but Vice President Pence.

Donald Trump Jr. revealed that detail in a speech Monday to Indiana Republicans at the party's annual dinner, IndyStar reported.

"I had this conversation with (my brother Eric Trump) about a month ago when he announced he’s expecting his first child," Donald Trump Jr. said. "He said, 'Don, you know who the first call was?' I go, 'Dad?' He goes, 'Nope... It was Mike Pence.'"

Trump said that shows Pence’s care for others.

Eric Trump, the president’s middle son, announced in March that he and wife Lara Trump are expecting their first child this fall.

Eric and Donald Trump Jr., the eldest, are running the president’s real estate and resort empire.

Trump Jr., executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization, is often an adviser to his father.

Monday, he was the main draw for the Indiana Republican Party’s big fundraising dinner.

The sold-out crowd of about 1,000 Indiana Republicans set a fundraising record, Trump told the crowd. "I’m sorry I’m your speaker and you didn’t read the fine print that said 'Jr.' at the end of it," he joked.

Trump said he was happy to come to Indiana, which played an important role in his father’s election. Donald Trump effectively ended the GOP nominating contest through his decisive win in Indiana’s primary.

After the primary, Donald Trump Jr. was among the family members who met with Pence during a July meeting that played a key role in the president’s decision to tap Pence as his running mate.

"If we did happen to steal your governor," he said, "it’s the least I can do to say, 'Thank you.'"