The 'From the Standpoint of Water' meme originated from a quote by Donald Trump in September 2018 during a briefing on Hurricane Florence. Describing the historic flooding, Trump remarked that the storm was 'one of the wettest we've ever seen from the standpoint of water,' a phrase that immediately went viral for its redundant and tautological nature. Social media users embraced the quote to mock statements that state the absolute obvious with unnecessary seriousness. Today, the meme is frequently used to highlight circular reasoning, pseudo-intellectual observations, or any situation where a person states a fact that is self-evident.