Trump and White House post video of fatal tiger attack on UK man (Oct. 13, 2026)

Case

On Oct. 13, 2026, Trump's Truth Social account and the White House "Rapid Response 47" X account shared a video of a man being attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where police said the man died on Oct. 10-11. Trump also posted AI-style big-cat clips and an AI video of himself with a tiger. Critics called it disrespectful to the victim's family; no White House response had been reported.

What happened (Oct. 10-14, 2026)
On Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, police were called to Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, England, where a man was attacked by a tiger in its enclosure; police said he died at the scene.
South Yorkshire Police said they were aware of videos circulating online and urged people not to share the footage.
Euronews reports that on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Trump posted the 41-second clip of the attack on Truth Social with the caption "Don't ever mess with nature!" It also reports he posted AI-style footage of people attacked by big cats and an AI-generated video of himself wrestling and befriending a tiger.
Euronews reports the White House "Rapid Response 47" X account also shared the original clip, and that the BBC identified the man as William Chapman.
Euronews reports social media users commenting on the White House post called it "disgusting" and "sick" and said it exposed a grieving family's final moments to the public. It reported no White House response.

Perspectives

Expert view — Kurt Sengul, researcher at Macquarie University (as cited by Euronews)
Sengul characterizes the administration's use of memes and AI content as "memetic warfare" and, per Euronews, argues that people offended by such content are humourless. This is presented as an explanation of the posting style, not a defense of this specific post.

Critic — Social media users responding to the White House post (as cited by Euronews)
Commenters called the post disrespectful to a man who died and to his grieving family. One said they had voted for Trump but not for this. No administration statement defending the posts had been found; the White House's best case in its own terms is unknown and should be added if a statement appears.

Research notes
Open leads: confirm via a second outlet the exact post times, caption, and whether posts were deleted; get White House comment; confirm victim name with BBC. Possibly related to the lion-compilation draft posted the same day. Not verified by us: the Truth Social posts themselves (page needs JavaScript); details rely on Euronews. Washington Post and Newsweek also reported but are paywalled/not fetched.

Note
No White House response to the criticism had been reported; the article does not say whether the posts remain up.

Sources
[1] Euronews — Trump faces backlash after posting 'sick' video of UK man killed by tiger (https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/trump-faces-backlash-after-posting-sick-video-of-uk-man-killed-by-tiger) · 2026-10-14
[2] Capital FM Africa — Man dies after tiger attack at wildlife park (https://capitalfm.africa/man-dies-after-tiger-attack-at-wildlife-park/) · 2026-10-11

Connections

Same context — Trump shares Truth Social video compilation of lion attacks on people (Oct. 13, 2026)
Both involve big-cat attack videos posted to Trump's Truth Social on Oct. 13, 2026; the lion draft may be part of the same posting spree (not confirmed).

Same actor — Trump's documented degrading and dehumanizing statements about people (hub)
Same account and pattern of provocative posting; critics say it demeans a victim. Euronews places it alongside earlier AI videos mocking marginalised groups.