Donald Trump Posts Videos of Deadly Tiger Attack and Lions Mauling People

U.S.NewsPoliticsAI PoliticsTechFact CheckSportsGlobalIran WarRussia-UkraineMiddle EastChina And AsiaLive BlogBetter PlanetAll World NewsLifestyleFamily & ParentingEntertainmentTravelPetsAutomotiveRelationshipsScienceHealthPersonal FinanceBetter WorkplacesReaders ChoiceOpinionMy TurnAll OpinionRankingsHealthCorporate ResponsibilityFinanceProductsEducationWorkAll RankingsWatchThe 1600The Royal ReportUnconventionalFrom The PaddockNewsmakersSocialFacebookInstagramYouTubeRedditTikTokTwitter/XExtraNewslettersDare to DreamEventsEssaysPodcastsVantageInsightsMagazineCEO CircleAnnouncementsLeadershipDev Pragad President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared two videos on Truth Social showing big cats mauling people. The post appeared to show Saturday’s deadly tiger attack in northern England, in which a man entered an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The video showed the animal attacking the victim, identified Tuesday as William Chapman, as he sat inside the enclosure, but did not show the moment he was killed. “Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT,” Trump wrote alongside the video. Several minutes later, Trump shared another video featuring a compilation of big cats attacking people, set to music. He did not include a caption. When reached for comment via email, the White House referred Newsweek to the Truth Social posts. Trump has previously drawn attention for unusual videos and AI-generated imagery shared on social media. His past posts have included an AI-generated vision of Gaza transformed into a luxury resort, a video depicting himself as "King Trump" while dumping brown sludge on a crowd of protesters and an apparent AI video promoting so-called “MedBed” hospitals. Social Media Response to Trump's Big Cat Videos Tuesday's posts prompted widespread confusion and criticism on social media. Ron Filipkowski, a former federal prosecutor and outspoken Trump critic, wrote on X: “I have no idea why Trump’s Truth Social account has posted multiple videos of people getting mauled by animals. Either he’s been hacked or [White House aide] Natalie Harp is sending some kind of message.” Vanity Fair Washington correspondent Aiden McLaughlin wrote: “The president is posting lion snuff films over on Truth Social.” Aaron Parnas, a lawyer and Trump critic, also reacted, writing: “Trump just posted a video to Truth Social showing lions violently mauling humans. This is bizarre and concerning behavior.” "Why is Donald Trump posting grisly video footage of a person getting mauled to death by a tiger in the UK this weekend? Your guess is as good as mine," Andrew Egger, The Bulwark's White House correspondent, wrote. Not all reactions were critical, however, with some Trump allies interpreting the posts as a straightforward warning about nature's dangers. Ryan Fournier, Students for Trump founder, said on X, "WOW! President Trump sends a CLEAR MESSAGE after sharing intense nature videos of lions: 'DON'T MESS WITH NATURE!' When you cross boundaries and mess with wild animals, nature wins EVERY time. Respect the wild or pay the price!" This is a breaking news article. Updates to follow. Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Jason Lemon and Sam Wilson.10Loading video…By Gabe WhisnantNews Editor

0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared two videos on Truth Social showing big cats mauling people.

The post appeared to show Saturday’s deadly tiger attack in northern England, in which a man entered an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The video showed the animal attacking the victim, identified Tuesday as William Chapman, as he sat inside the enclosure, but did not show the moment he was killed.

“Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT,” Trump wrote alongside the video.

Several minutes later, Trump shared another video featuring a compilation of big cats attacking people, set to music. He did not include a caption.

When reached for comment via email, the White House referred Newsweek to the Truth Social posts.

Trump has previously drawn attention for unusual videos and AI-generated imagery shared on social media. His past posts have included an AI-generated vision of Gaza transformed into a luxury resort, a video depicting himself as “King Trump” while dumping brown sludge on a crowd of protesters and an apparent AI video promoting so-called “MedBed” hospitals.

Tuesday’s posts prompted widespread confusion and criticism on social media.

Ron Filipkowski, a former federal prosecutor and outspoken Trump critic, wrote on X: “I have no idea why Trump’s Truth Social account has posted multiple videos of people getting mauled by animals. Either he’s been hacked or [White House aide] Natalie Harp is sending some kind of message.”

Vanity Fair Washington correspondent Aiden McLaughlin wrote: “The president is posting lion snuff films over on Truth Social.”

Aaron Parnas, a lawyer and Trump critic, also reacted, writing: “Trump just posted a video to Truth Social showing lions violently mauling humans. This is bizarre and concerning behavior.”

“Why is Donald Trump posting grisly video footage of a person getting mauled to death by a tiger in the UK this weekend? Your guess is as good as mine,” Andrew Egger, The Bulwark’s White House correspondent, wrote.

Not all reactions were critical, however, with some Trump allies interpreting the posts as a straightforward warning about nature’s dangers.

Ryan Fournier, Students for Trump founder, said on X, “WOW! President Trump sends a CLEAR MESSAGE after sharing intense nature videos of lions: ‘DON’T MESS WITH NATURE!’ When you cross boundaries and mess with wild animals, nature wins EVERY time. Respect the wild or pay the price!”

This is a breaking news article. Updates to follow.

Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Jason Lemon and Sam Wilson.