In early 2025, a viral video showed a giant statue of Jesus Christ being constructed outside the White House. Many posts stated the video was 200 feet tall and was erected by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. A TikTok post from February 2025 shared the video with the caption:

Together with the White House Grounds team and the National Park Service, arborists took down the Jackson Southern Magnolia tree over safety concerns on Monday. A new tree is going up.

President Donald Trump replaced a chopped-down 200-year-old tree on the South Lawn of the White House with a sapling he dubbed a "MAGAnolia" after his "Make America Great Again" supporters. The centuries-old “Jackson Magnolia” that had occupied a spot shading the South Portico of the White House was planted by President Andrew Jackson to honor his late wife,