Late Tuesday night, President Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social showing himself chasing and tackling a Siberian tiger, only to end up in an affectionate embrace with the animal. This came just hours after he had posted a warning: “Never mess with Mother Nature!”
Earlier that day, Trump had shared a video—accompanied by the aforementioned warning—of an incident that took place over the weekend at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England. The footage shows 23-year-old William Chapman, a former British child actor, entering a tiger enclosure at the park, where he was subsequently attacked and killed (though the video does not show the moment of his death).
About eight hours later, Trump’s account posted the AI-generated video featuring himself and a tiger. The clip begins with Trump—dressed in a blue suit and a red tie—lying on the ground, mimicking the position seen in the footage of Chapman. Trump then gets up, chases the tiger, engages in a playful scuffle with it, and finally gives the animal a “bear hug.”