White House commemorates ‘true patriot’ Harambe on what would have been gorilla’s 27th birthday in bizarre post: ‘Rest easy’

Source: New York Post

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. ” The bizarre remembrance was posted on X late Wednesday evening, just hours before the 10th anniversary of Harambe’s death. It celebrated the western lowland gorilla as a “true patriot” who was emblematic of “American culture.