The ghost of Peanuts past?
A squirrel was spotted running across the stage moments before Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her concession speech on Wednesday — causing a stir on social media as users quipped. Euthanasia Furry Internet Sensation Coming back to haunt him.
The bushy-tailed guest was seen walking through a row of American flags backstage at the Howard University campus in Washington, DC, as a crowd of supporters waited for the Democratic nominee to emerge.
Footage of the moment quickly went online and led many to suggest that P’Nut – whose death at the hands of New York state authorities last week had become a major election talking point – had been resurrected.
“The ghost of a peanut squirrel appeared to haunt Kamala during her ‘I failed’ speech,” one user posted on X.
Others also joked, “The spirit of Pnut lives on!” and “Peanut’s Ghost is Making a Victory Circle.”
Another user posted, “Peanut’s ghost was already seen troubling Kamala.”
Death of 7-year-old gray rescue squirrel draws widespread reaction – even from outside newly elected president donald trump and his soon-to-be vice president, J.D. Vance – in the days before the election.
News of P’Nut’s death began to spread when the little creature and his friend, a raccoon named Fred, were seized by state Department of Environmental Protection officials following anonymous complaints of a rabies scare and later put down. given.
Its owner, Mark Longo, has has since vowed to sue state officials,
“It’s much bigger than squirrels and raccoons. This is about government overreach,” he told The Post. “We want justice for what happened at my house. You violated my house. You killed my animals.”
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