Donald Trump shared a disturbing video showing the fatal tiger attack involving a 24-year-old UK man on his Truth Social account.
William Chapman died on Saturday after entering a big-cat enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where he was attacked by Altai, a Siberian tiger.
The president, who regularly shares memes and viral clips on Truth Social, accompanied the footage with a warning to Americans.
“Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT,” he wrote.
Trump then shared several other videos appearing to show wild animals attacking people after escaping from their enclosures.
Later that evening, he posted an AI-generated video depicting a tiger trying to attack him. The digital version of Trump eventually chased the animal away before befriending it, while “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” played in the background.
One of the clips shows a lion breaking out of a zoo enclosure in front of a horrified janitor, followed by footage of several lions attacking a zookeeper.
The president did not add captions to the other videos, which appeared on his feed while he was travelling to a rally in Alaska on Tuesday.
Donald Trump shared a disturbing video of the tiger attack that killed a 24-year-old UK resident on Truth Social
William Chapman, 24, died on Saturday after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster
In the days before the incident, Chapman had posted a series of unusual images and videos on social media before climbing into the tiger enclosure on Saturday.
The distressing footage shows him entering the enclosure and approaching a lone tiger resting on a raised wooden platform.
He was attacked by the animal just minutes later and died at the scene.
Shortly before the attack, Chapman was reportedly alone and dancing while listening to music through headphones. He had also asked visitors to take a photograph of him with the tiger.
He is believed to have entered the enclosure, where he began “praying and bowing” on all fours in front of the animal.
As the tiger attacked, Chapman screamed “stop” several times and appeared to make the Makaton sign for “bad.”
Witnesses said he told the tiger to “stop being naughty” and appeared to be “in a trance” and “not attached to reality.”
The scene at Yorkshire Wildlife Park following the fatal attack on Saturday
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Police and ambulance crews rushed to the park as staff evacuated visitors, but Chapman was pronounced dead.
Distressing footage later circulated on social media, appearing to show the tiger pawing at and playing with the man.
Parkgoers said they then saw it jump onto his neck.
Visitors were rapidly evacuated and emergency services, including an air ambulance, rushed to the scene, but the man was confirmed to have died.
Chapman’s family are aware and are being supported by specialist officers.
Zookeepers were said to have done ‘everything they could’ to drive tiger Altai off, firing five loud acoustic gun blasts in attempts to scare him.
Two ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the park at 1.35pm, with a ‘black screen’ erected around the enclosure as lifesaving treatment was attempted.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which remains closed, confirmed that Altai will not be euthanized in the wake of the incident.
A man died after climbing into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday and being attacked by a 200kg male Siberian tiger, Altai, above
An air ambulance and police van are seen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon
The licensing authority for Yorkshire Wildlife Park, City of Doncaster Council, has now launched a health and safety investigation into the man’s death.
Dan Swaine, executive director of place at City of Doncaster Council, said: ‘As the relevant licensing authority for the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, I can confirm that, in line with our statutory duties, the council has launched a health and safety investigation.
‘We are also working with multiple agencies, including the police and health agencies, and are supporting the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in response to the incident.
‘At this time, we won’t be commenting further on the individual or the investigation and we ask that the privacy of those involved is respected at this difficult time.’
Yorkshire Wildlife Park opened in 2009, with the Land of the Tigers attraction opening in 2011.
The attraction is a purpose-built, two-acre reserve for Amur tigers, an endangered subspecies with around 500 left in the wild.
Photos of the enclosure on the park’s website show a high walkway for visitors and fencing above the section where the tigers can roam.