White House made lengthy post about gorilla shot dead at Cincinnati zoo after a toddler entered his enclosure in 2016

In a lengthy tribute on X that immediately went viral, the White House honored the slain Cincinnati Zoo gorilla Harambe as an “icon” of “internet history” and “American culture.”

It was 10 years ago to the day when the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla named Harambe was killed after a three-year-old boy climbed into his enclosure.