Trump Shares AI Video Showing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Filled With ‘Liberal Tears’

Last Updated:June 05, 2026, 19:47 IST

Trump shares AI video of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool filled with liberal tears, tied to 2017 meme, as $13.1 million restoration nears completion amid preservation criticism.

US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool being filled with the tears of a crying person, reviving a viral meme that emerged during his first inauguration in 2017.

The video shows Trump smiling while holding a hose that pours water into the famous Washington, DC landmark. Beside him, a person wearing a diving-style helmet is seen kneeling as tears stream into the device, creating the impression that the Reflecting Pool is being filled with what Trump supporters often refer to as “liberal tears."

The clip references a widely circulated video from Trump’s 2017 inauguration. In the original footage, a visibly distressed attendee screamed “No!" moments after Trump was sworn in as president and said, “I am so sorry to my world. This is not what we want."

The emotional reaction quickly became a viral meme among Trump supporters and has continued to circulate online for nearly a decade. The original video has reportedly amassed millions of views, while screenshots and edited versions have repeatedly resurfaced on social media.

Following Trump’s latest post, supporters shared additional AI-generated memes based on the same theme. Some showed Trump dumping truckloads of “liberal tears" into the Reflecting Pool, while another depicted him dressed as television painter Bob Ross alongside the caption, “And now we can just add some Happy Little Tears."

Trump shared the video as work nears completion on a major restoration project at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

“Excitingly, the final coat of protection will be completed on the Reflecting Pool. The water will start flowing shortly thereafter," Trump wrote in the accompanying post.

The refurbishment project reportedly cost $13.1 million and was funded in part through National Park Service visitor fees collected at parks across the United States.

However, the renovation has also attracted criticism. Preservation groups, including the Cultural Landscape Foundation, have argued that some changes made during the restoration could alter the historic character of the iconic memorial site.

The AI-generated video is the latest in a series of digitally created images and clips shared by Trump on social media, reflecting the growing role of artificial intelligence-generated content in modern political messaging and online campaigning.

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