Even former President Donald Trump is going nuts over the senseless killing of P’nut.
“I know Don’s fired up about P’nut the Squirrel,” Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, told supporters Sunday about the furry internet sensation euthanized last week by New York state officials.
“He was like, ‘You know, is it really the case that the Democrats murdered the Elon Musk of squirrels?’
P’nut the Squirrel was seized and euthanized last week by New York state officials over rabies fears. AP“Have you seen the videos of this squirrel? He’s, like, a genius. Or he was,” the Ohio senator continued at a campaign rally in Sanford, North Carolina.
“The same government that doesn’t care about hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals coming into our country, doesn’t want us to have pets. It’s the craziest thing.”
News of P’nut’s death has been making headlines ever since the tiny creature and his pal, a raccoon named Fred, were seized by state Department of Environmental Conservation officials last Wednesday following anonymous complaints over rabies fears.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance revealed Sunday that Donald Trump was “fired up” after the furry internet sensation was euthanized by New York state officials last week. APThe 7-year-old gray rescue squirrel, who had amassed a hefty social media following, had been living at P’nut’s Freedom Farm — a 350-acre animal refuge set up by Mark and Daniela Longo near Elmira in upstate New York.
Follow along for The Post’s latest coverage of the saga of P’Nut the Squirrel
- P’nut the Squirrel, beloved pet and internet sensation, euthanized after being seized by NY state
- P’nut the Squirrel’s grieving family gives tearful statement on TikTok: ‘I’m sad, I’m disgusted’
- P’nut the Squirrel’s grieving owner says he was treated like a ‘terrorist’ in 5-hour raid by NY state
- P’Nut the squirrel’s grieving owner slams NY’s months-late boilerplate apology — and still doesn’t have beloved pet’s remains
- NY bill would give critters due process after P’Nut the squirrel was seized, beheaded by DEC agents
- Last living photo of P’Nut the Squirrel shows his final moments before New York state agents brutally beheaded the happy critter
The DEC claimed the squirrel, who was known for being very docile, bit one of the investigators on the hand when he was confiscated from the Longos’ home.
DEC officials later announced that P’nut and Fred had been euthanized Friday — prompting fury from the community, local lawmakers and beyond.
The squirrel’s death sparked so much backlash that it prompted a state lawmaker to propose legislation to improve animal rights statutes — called “Peanut’s Law: Humane Animal Protection Act.”
A GoFundMe page has also been inundated with well over $158,000 in donations from fans in the days since.
