The White House posted a lengthy tribute to Harambe, the gorilla killed in 2016 after a child fell into his enclosure, calling him a symbol of loyalty, strength, and internet unity. The post marks what would have been his 27th birthday, reflecting on his lasting legacy and widespread cultural impact.
Harambe , the gorilla that turned into an online martyr after it was killed while dragging a child who fell into its zoo enclosure, would have turned 27 on Thursday — and the White House acknowledged the occasion with a lengthy tribute to “the legend.
”“He became a symbol of loyalty, strength, chaos, unity, and the strange beauty of the internet bringing millions of people together for one cause: never forgetting Harambe. ”on May 28, 2016 during a desperate attempt to save a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla habitat. Witnesses captured the moment Harambe“Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on,” the post concluded.
“Gone, but never forgotten. Forever in our hearts. ”The rise of Harambe coincided with the tail-end of President Trump’s first presidential campaign. Just days after the gorilla was gunned down, Trump weighed in on the shooting.
“I thought it was so beautiful to watch that, you know, powerful, almost 500-pound gorilla, the way he dealt with that little boy,” Trump said at the time. “But it just takes one second — one second — it’s not like it takes place over — well, he’s going to do it in 30 seconds from now. It just takes one little flick of his finger. And I will tell you they probably had no choice.
”ahead of the 2016 election indicated that up to 5% of voters would have rather cast a ballot for Harambe over Trump and Hillary Clinton.
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