{"id":2363420,"date":"2024-11-03T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-statement-on-peanut-the-squirrel-confirmed-fake-as-it-swirls-online-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:30:26","slug":"trump-statement-on-peanut-the-squirrel-confirmed-fake-as-it-swirls-online-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-statement-on-peanut-the-squirrel-confirmed-fake-as-it-swirls-online-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump statement on Peanut the squirrel confirmed fake as it swirls online &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-statement-on-peanut-the-squirrel-confirmed-fake-as-it-swirls-online-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2363420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-slammed-and-smacked-and-twittered-a-lot-by-the-anti-israel-side-did-mick-jagger-make-this-statement\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: \u2018Slammed And Smacked And Twittered A Lot By The Anti-Israel Side\u2019 \u2013 Did Mick Jagger Make This Statement?\">statement attributed<\/a> to\u200d former President \u2063Donald Trump regarding &#8220;Peanut \u200cthe squirrel&#8221; was confirmed to be fake by his campaign officials. \u2062The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">false statement began circulating online<\/a> after news broke that\u200c Peanut, a squirrel, was\u2063 euthanized by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, along with a raccoon named Fred. The \u200bcounterfeit statement misrepresented Trump&#8217;s support for\u2062 the animals,\u2063 criticizing New York authorities\u200c for prioritizing the elimination of an innocent squirrel over\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-not-over-yet-kari-lake-files-74-page-lawsuit-against-katie-hobbs-election-officials\/\" title=\"Kari Lake sues Katie Hobbs and officials in 74-page lawsuit.\">addressing issues related<\/a> to illegal immigration. The campaign confirmed that Trump had not made any\u200b such comments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump statement on Peanut the squirrel confirmed fake as it swirls online<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1871401\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-policies-harris-has-pivoted-on-since-ascending-to-top-of-democratic-ticket-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Six policies Harris has pivoted on since ascending to top of Democratic ticket - Washington Examiner\">campaign officials confirmed<\/a> he has not commented on <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Peanut the squirrel<\/a>, despite a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/misinformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fake statement<\/a> gaining popularity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A picture of false Trump-Vance letterhead circulated online following the news that Peanut was euthanized by officials from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday. A raccoon named Fred was also euthanized during the department&rsquo;s raid on Mark Longo&rsquo;s home. The photo was falsely written to display Trump&rsquo;s support for the animals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New York authorities, under their terrible Governor, put more effort into finding and eliminating a squirrel, who was innocent by all accounts than they do to control the unchecked illegal immigrants who have flooded into their state,&rdquo; the false statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/catturd2\/status\/1852745862541115420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1852745862541115420%7Ctwgr%5Ee5a82dfad3e5f66b24cfb034a78f401c9964efe4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Ffake-trump-statement-peanut-squirrel-211524917.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"read\">read<\/a>. &ldquo;If Peanut could have told them he was from Mexico, they would have sent him on his way and given him a hotel room and a $500 gift card to Buddy Squirrel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The campaign confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/fake-trump-statement-peanut-squirrel-211524917.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKuNlLNu74hQuN1hE5l6jKJbUXx4kPLXW6Jy50UjnITm2fAGP1eZP8g85rmcljGCROR69rm9SLZliUPhti3AeQyniXDM2HgQ2xCy1k0meR5bbks67MwBnEqPo-0IKCCTZ_z1_XuGaZubOOBTozKkqiCwEU_yZThFPH2laD2WzQ3N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Yahoo News\">Yahoo News<\/a> and reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/1852747171633750143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Yahoo News\">John Levine<\/a> that the statement was false. When the statement appears on the platform X, it is coupled with a Community Note flagging the statement as false.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump has weighed in on Peanut the squirrel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Z1IwyUqrt\">pic.twitter.com\/6Z1IwyUqrt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catturd &trade; (@catturd2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catturd2\/status\/1852745862541115420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Longo&rsquo;s home was raided by the DEC after anonymous complaints arose surrounding the wild pets. The squirrel lived with Longo as a pet for seven years, as Longo rescued as many as 350 other animals. <\/p>\n<p>Peanut&rsquo;s popularity online allowed Longo to fund the animal rescue, which is named after the squirrel. Longo said the animal rescue will continue to be in operation as he is soliciting donations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1871401\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1871401\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s statement on Peanut the squirrel is fake, campaign says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2363421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Peanut-the-Squirrel.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34247,44265,44264,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2363420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fake-news","tag-online-misinformation","tag-peanut-the-squirrel","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Peanut-the-Squirrel.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}