Trump honors Abraham Lincoln with Lincoln Memorial inscription

Trump the president shared the engraved words above the seated Lincoln statue, alongside a black-and-white image of military musicians on the memorial steps.

First Published: July 6, 2026, 3:27 PM EST

WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump has honored Abraham Lincoln by sharing the inscription enshrined above the seated statue at the Lincoln Memorial on a Truth Social post on July 6, 2026 at 10:12 AM EST.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER”

The words match the engraved inscription mounted above the marble statue inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The post carried a black-and-white photograph of the monument, with the iconic seated figure of Lincoln framed by the memorial’s fluted columns and the inscription visible on the rear wall (see truthsocial).

Five uniformed musicians stand on the steps below the statue in the image. Two hold brass instruments with banners displaying a crest, two hold snare drums, and one central figure holds a larger field drum. The scene documents a ceremonial or commemorative event at the memorial, though the specific unit and date cannot be confirmed from the image alone.