Fury after Donald Trump shares video of Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack
The US president also shared AI footage of lions attacking zoo visitors
US President Donald Trump has come under fire after sharing a ‘sickening’ video of the man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
He also posted AI-generated content of lions attacking zoo visitors in the walk of the tragic death of William Chapman who was mauled to death inside an enclosure at the visitor attraction on Saturday.
On Tuesday, the family of Mr Chapman, 23, urged the public not to publish or share footage of his final moments in the wake of his death, describing how online posts had left them in "severe distress at an exceptionally vulnerable time".
South Yorkshire Police had also asked people not to share clips.
However, hours earlier, the US President was seen to repost the very same video to his 13 million followers on his Truth Social account, with the caption: "Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT".
A subsequent post by Trump also included an AI-generated compilation video of lions in various zoo environments attacking zookeepers and visitors.
In the wake of Trump's posts, shocked social media users were seen to widely condemning the videos, with one user writing: "He died 2 days ago. His name is William Chapman. His family has just issued a statement saying these videos are causing them extreme distress. Please delete."
Another user was seen to write: "WTF is wrong with you?! That is sickening. What kind of President posts this? Oh .. the same one that wants to live stream a public execution. You are mentally ill.
Another added: "This administration gets more and more vulgar and obscene with every passing day."
Mr Trump subsequently uploaded a second post featuring a video compilation appearing to show several people being mauled by lions, set to upbeat music.