Trump slammed for posting AI video after UK zoo tiger attack; victim’s family pleads: ‘Stop circulating footage’

The family of William Chapman, a 23-year-old man who died in a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, England, has requested people to cease sharing footage of the incident. The footage, which caused the family "severe distress," was reposted by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform. The family described Chapman as a "bright, warm and engaging young man" who struggled with significant mental illness.

Trump later shared an AI-generated video of himself playing with the tiger. The original footage showed the tiger biting and clawing Chapman, but did not depict his death. Wildlife charity Born Free Foundation criticized Trump's AI video as "incredibly insensitive" and potentially reckless. The wildlife park has not euthanized the tiger, an endangered Amur tiger named Altai, and an investigation is underway.