Trump posts AI video of himself wrestling tiger hours after warning 'don't mess with nature!'
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, October 13, shared an AI-generated video featuring himself wrestling with a tiger, hours after posting footage of a fatal attack involving the animal at a wildlife park in England.
The two posts appeared on his Truth Social account following the death of 23-year-old William Chapman at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster over the weekend.
NEWS: President Trump has CAUSED a MELTDOWN after posting an AI video of himself wrestling and then hugging a tiger, following his earlier Tuesday post of real footage showing a tiger mauling a man in England after he jumped into the enclosure. 23-year-old William Chapman climbed into the Amur tiger’s enclosure last Saturday at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster and was pronounced dead at the scene. The tiger will not be euthanized.
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) October 14, 2026
Trump wrestles and hugs tiger in AI video
In the artificially generated clip, Trump appears in a blue suit and red tie, lying on the ground in a scene that resembles the opening of the original footage.
The tiger stands over him before the president gets up and begins pursuing the animal.
The video then shows Trump chasing the big cat, wrestling with it and grabbing it in an embrace.
The clip also incorporates a gesture seen in the original recording: Chapman can be seen pointing a finger toward the tiger.
Trump's AI-generated character appears to make a similar gesture during the recreated encounter.
The video ends with the president and the animal embracing as 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' by The Tokens plays in the background.
Trump did not add a written caption explaining the clip or its connection to the earlier incident.
The post came roughly eight hours after Trump shared footage of Chapman being attacked.
The man mauled by a tiger after entering its enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been identified as William Chapman. He posted a video of himself inside the enclosure moments before the attack. https://t.co/yS68yF6v97
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 13, 2026
That earlier post carried a warning from the president: “Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT.”
What happened at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
William Chapman died on October 10 after getting into a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, northern England.
According to reports, he climbed down from a walkway to enter the restricted area.
An eyewitness reportedly recalled seeing Chapman wearing headphones and walking back and forth near the enclosure shortly before the incident.
Footage believed to have been filmed on his mobile phone shows him crossing the grass toward a tiger resting on an elevated wooden platform.
The recording that Trump later shared captures the animal attacking Chapman, biting and clawing at him.
The family of William Chapman, who was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park, have described the 23-year-old as a “bright, warm and engaging young man”. They have asked the public to stop sharing distressing footage of the incident on social media - but last night, a video was reposted by US President Donald Trump to his 13 million followers. #gmb
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) October 14, 2026
However, the video stops short of showing the moment of his death.
People who witnessed the incident reportedly attempted to divert the tiger's attention, but they could not prevent the attack from continuing.
The tiger was not euthanized after the incident.
In the aftermath, Chapman's family spoke about the loss of a young man they remembered as “bright, warm and engaging.”
They also disclosed that he had been living with significant mental illness.
The circulation of the attack footage has added to the family's distress.
They condemned the sharing of the material online, describing it as “deeply offensive” and saying it was causing them “severe distress” at an already difficult time.
As they come to terms with Chapman's death, his relatives have appealed to the public not to circulate the footage further.
