Animals
President Trump Posts AI Video of Himself Tackling a Tiger Days After Man Was Mauled to Death at Zoo
President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself tackling a tiger just days after a man in his twenties was mauled to death by one at a U.K. zoo.
Trump shared the 23-second clip on Truth Social on Tuesday, October 13. The video shows the 80-year-old president pointing his index finger at a tiger. After the wild animal swats his finger away, Trump chases it, tackles it to the ground and lifts it up before embracing the big cat with a smile.
The bizarre post came just hours after Trump shared footage of the fatal tiger attack in England, which occurred on Saturday, October 10.
“Don’t ever mess with nature!” Trump warned in his first Truth Social post about the incident, which included video footage of the tiger biting and clawing at the man inside its enclosure.
The victim was identified as William Chapman, 23, who died after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England. Chapman was reportedly alone at the zoo when he jumped into the enclosure.
Chapman’s family released a statement on Tuesday, revealing that he had suffered from “significant mental illness.”
According to the Daily Star, Chapman was once a child actor, having been credited with an appearance in the 2009 ITV production May Contain Nuts as well as the BBC educational series True Stories, per IMDb.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park confirmed that the tiger involved was an Amur tiger named Altai. The animal was not injured.
The wildlife park has remained closed following the attack. As of Wednesday, October 14, the park’s website stated: “We can confirm that a serious incident has occurred on Saturday at the tiger enclosure. Our emergency response procedures were immediately activated, and emergency services attended the scene. The park will be closed today whilst we are working closely with the authorities. The Yorkshire Hive will remain open as usual. The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority.”
