Donald Trump criticized for AI tiger video following fatal UK mauling

Donald Trump has faced criticism following the sharing of an AI-generated video depicting himself wrestling and befriending a tiger. The video was posted to Truth Social accompanied by the song ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and featured a synthetic version of the president wagging a finger at the animal.

The post follows a fatal incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the United Kingdom, where 23-year-old William Chapman was killed after entering a tiger enclosure. Trump’s post, which included the caption ‘Don’t ever mess with nature!’, has been characterized by critics and media figures like Jimmy Kimmel as insensitive to the victim’s family and the gravity of the tragedy.