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Trump's tiger attack repost and AI recreation draw family criticism
October 14, 2026 at 03:01 PM · Updated 2d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 8 hours
Relatives of a man killed by a tiger at a UK park criticized online footage after Trump reposted and recreated the attack in an AI video.
- Chapman's family said the widely shared footage was "deeply offensive," causing them "severe distress," and asked people to stop.
- Trump posted the original attack clip to 13 million followers on Truth Social, captioned "Don't ever mess with nature!"
- Trump then posted an AI-generated video of himself chasing and hugging a tiger, set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
- Will Travers, chief executive of Born Free, said the AI video was reckless and could encourage high-risk contact with captive wild animals.
- The tiger that killed Chapman was Altai, a 200kg Siberian tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
- The attack occurred on October 10 after Chapman, a former child actor, climbed into the enclosure.
- South Yorkshire Police urged the public not to share the 'distressing' footage of the attack.



