Did Peanut help Donald Trump and JD Vance when they were running in 2024? Some people think that is what tipped the election in favor of Donald Trump and JD Vance.
The man who made couches famous made a campaign issue out of one particular squirrel. Joe Biden was president when New York wildlife officials seized and euthanized Peanut. Two days before the 2024 election, JD Vance blamed Democrats and somehow managed to work illegal immigration into a speech about a squirrel. Watch Vance at the rally
Now Donald Trump is president, JD Vance is vice president, and ICE is holding Daniela Bittner, one of Peanut’s owners. Homeland Security says she overstayed. Her husband says they made a mistake on an immigration form. He says she’s being held in Texas and that he’ll have to close their animal sanctuary if she’s deported. Associated Press
It seems a dead squirrel was worth more to JD Vance than the woman who tried to save him. Of course, there was an election to win when he needed the squirrel.
