'Trump Memorial’ signs pasted on porta-potties outside White House ballroom construction? Truth behind viral posts

Posts claim Trump is livid after someone put "Donald J. Trump Memorial" signs on porta-potties outside the White House where a ballroom is being constructed.

Published on: Dec 29, 2025, 11:06:51 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Several posts on social media claim that President Donald Trump is livid after someone put signs saying "Donald J. Trump Memorial" on all the porta-potties outside the White House where a new ballroom is being constructed. Some of the posts even feature images of porta-potties with “Donald J. Trump Memorial” labels on them.

'Trump Memorial’ signs pasted on porta-potties outside White House ballroom construction? Truth behind viral posts (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

“Donald Trump is reportedly furious after someone put signs saying "The Donald J. Trump Memorial" on all the porta-potties outside the White House where his ballroom is being constructed,” a post reads.

Another post, featuring an image of the porta-potties, was captioned, “Very fitting, “The Donald J. Trump Memorial" on all the porta-potties outside the White House where his ballroom is being constructed. Trump is apparently furious so share it far and wide”.

Is the claim true?

The viral claim is not true. There is no verified news report from reliable outlets saying that porta-potties outside the White House have been labeled “Donald J. Trump Memorial.” Major fact-checking sites and mainstream news organizations have not reported on any such incident.

HIndustanTimes.com found that the image is not from a documented real event. The photo originated on social media, and appears to be an user-generated image or a digitally edited meme/joke.

Similar photos of porta-potties surfaced in 2017 around the time of Trump’s inauguration. Workers were spotted going around the grounds for the inauguration of the president, taping over the name of the port-a-potties, Don’s Johns, that lined the National Mall on major occasions.

A spokesperson for the architect of the Capitol told the Associated Press at the time that the logos were covered to "comply with Capitol grounds restrictions on advertising."

However, the Chief Operating Officer of Don's John's said that they provided portable toilets with their logos for the 2009 and 2013 inaugurations of President Barack Obama too. He added, We don't know why it's being done. We didn't tell someone to do it ... We're proud to have our name on the units..."

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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