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Harambe, the White House tribute 10 years after his death: "A true patriot."
AGI - It has been exactly ten years since May 28, 2016, the day the whole world witnessed with bated breath the death of the gorilla Harambe at the Cincinnati zoo. On the occasion of what would have been his 27th birthday, the White House stunned the web by posting on X a long and unexpected tribute, calling the primate a true legend and an emblem of American culture.
The institutional memory appeared on the social media platform late Wednesday evening, just a few hours before the tenth anniversary of the tragedy. In the post, the administration celebrated the powerful western lowland gorilla, describing him without hesitation as a “true patriot.” The words chosen for the message immediately went around the world: the White House defined Harambe as a symbol of loyalty, strength, and chaos, but above all as a catalyst for that unity and that “strange beauty of the Internet” capable of bringing together millions of people under a single, unwavering cause, namely never forget.
Highlighting how everyone perfectly remembers where they were when they learned the news, the post reaffirms that, a decade later, the gorilla’s legacy still lives on. “He’s gone, but he will never be forgotten. Forever in our hearts,” the official message stated.
The Shooting of Harambe
The event unfolded in a matter of minutes of pure terror. Harambe was shot with a firearm during a desperate attempt by authorities to save a four-year-old child who had accidentally fallen into the gorilla enclosure. Numerous witnesses present filmed the exact moment the animal dragged the prone body of the child through a stream. Faced with the gorilla’s clear refusal to move despite repeated calls, the facility staff made the dramatic decision to open fire.
The Global Viral Phenomenon
From that day on, a huge slice of the Internet transformed the tragedy into an unprecedented mass phenomenon. The “Justice for Harambe” movement dominated social networks for years, consecrating the gorilla as a true web martyr. His figure generated a cult that has survived fleeting trends and fashions, extending far beyond the boundaries of the digital world.
The Impact on Pop Culture Events
The media echo was so great that just five months after his death, a candlelit vigil gathered hundreds of devoted fans in London. American professional sports was also swept up in the frenzy, to the point that the well-known retailer Fanatics was forced to authorize the printing of the name “Harambe” on official MLB and NFL jerseys for the 2016 sports season.
Political Reactions of the Time
The rise of the phenomenon’s media coverage coincided strikingly with the final stages of Donald Trump’s first and heated presidential campaign. Interviewed a few days after the zoo shooting, the then-candidate offered his personal reading of the incident, praising the beauty of the powerful animal, which weighed almost 227 kilograms, and the apparently protective way in which it had initially behaved with the child. However, Trump acknowledged the fatal urgency of the situation, commenting that sometimes only a small movement of a finger and a fraction of a second is enough to degenerate events. “I’ll tell you that they probably didn’t have a choice,” he said at the time.
The Case in Electoral Polls
The extent of Harambe’s cultural impact in that turbulent 2016 found perhaps its most absurd and tangible expression in the quick pre-election polls. Some findings of that year showed that as much as 5% of American voters would have preferred to vote for the deceased gorilla rather than with the official candidates vying for the Oval Office.
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https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-05-28/harambe-omaggio-casa-bianca-37271306/
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