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Regyl Jaen

Trump's AI Tiger Video Draws Backlash After President Shares Footage of Fatal Attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Trump’s AI-generated video drew criticism for trivializing a real-life tragedy. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0)

US President Donald Trump has faced criticism after sharing an AI-generated video of himself grappling with a tiger, hours after posting footage of a fatal tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England. The posts drew criticism amid an appeal from the family of 23-year-old William Chapman to stop circulating distressing footage of the incident.

Trump shared the original footage on his Truth Social account on Tuesday, 13 October, with the caption, 'Don't ever mess with nature! President DJT.' The clip showed an Amur tiger attacking Chapman inside its enclosure but did not depict his death, according to The Independent. On Wednesday morning, Trump posted an AI-generated video showing himself grappling with a tiger before hugging the animal.

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