Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces fierce criticism after photographing barbecued dog

Lina Portman2 days ago

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It looks like this year's presidential election will be marred by disturbing stories involving dogs.

First, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) became a pariah after she admitted to killing a puppy named Cricket because he was “untameable,” in a book that was supposed to portray her as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, no less.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to metaphorically say “hold my beer” on Tuesday after a Vanity Fair profile revealed that the independent presidential candidate sent a friend a photo last year showing him and an unidentified woman about to bite into what appeared to be a grilled dog.

The person Kennedy was texting was traveling in Asia and the presidential candidate suggested they might enjoy a restaurant in Korea that served dog on the menu.

Vanity Fair said the photo's metadata shows it was taken in 2010, the same year Kennedy was diagnosed with a parasitic worm in his brain.

HuffPost reached out to Kennedy's campaign for comment, but no one immediately responded.

Responding to the article in an interview with Breaking Points on Tuesday, Kennedy called the profile “garbage” and claimed that the carcass in the photo — which you can see on Vanity Fair — is actually a goat he ate while in Patagonia. However, a veterinarian told Vanity Fair that the carcass is canine due to its 13 pairs of ribs, including the “floating rib” characteristic of dogs. (It’s worth noting that goats also have 13 pairs of ribs.)

Kennedy denied eating dog and reiterated his Patagonian goat story in a social media post.

Yet the people on X, formerly Twitter, had a problem to solve.

I didn't have “pictures of RFK Jr with a roasted dog” on my bingo card from hell this morning.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 2, 2024

RFK Jr. urges you to be careful about what you put in your body. Apparently, that includes eating barbecued dog.

The brain worm must have really enjoyed that…

— Jeremy London (@SirJeremyLondon) July 2, 2024

I can't post the picture of RFK Jr. posing with a barbecued dog. I just can't because it's too depraved and horrific for me to want on my newsfeed. But honestly, this monster is getting double-digit support in some polls. What is wrong with people? With this country?

— HawaiiDelilah (@HawaiiDelilah) July 2, 2024

I thought Kristi Noem shooting her puppy would probably be the worst dog violence story we'd hear this election cycle. But no.

Robert Kennedy ate a barbecued dog. What a degenerate psychopath. https://t.co/m2IonmoFao

— Trinity Votes (@TrinityMustache) July 2, 2024

Donald Trump hates dogs. Always has.
Robert Kennedy Jr. Tried Korean Barbecue Hot Dogs and Now He Really Loves Them
Seriously, America? Hating and/or eating dogs should automatically disqualify anyone from running for office. pic.twitter.com/Ysw7hJAcZR

— Now 81% good human, VaxChip® by Nintendo (@allatti2d) July 2, 2024

I logged on to get the latest news on America's demise and immediately came across a photo of RFK Jr. eating a dog.

So, …I think it's time to move away from this freak show that is a “society”.

— SabrosaPurrWillLove (@SabrosaPurr) July 2, 2024

Say what you will about this political moment we find ourselves in, but it always manages to surprise us. Today, for example, I never imagined I would find myself looking at a photo of RFK gnawing on a grilled dog carcass in Vanity Fair https://t.co/ZeLMCIhPFJ

— Tom Gara (@tomgara) July 2, 2024

Hopefully the photo of RFK Jr. holding and feasting on a grilled dog is the final nail in this son of a bitch's coffin.

— ChadLindberg (@ChadLindberg) July 2, 2024

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