The liberal news site Mediaite published an article, now deleted, based on what appeared to be an official press release from Trump\u2019s campaign. This post, which first surfaced on X by user Gentry Genvers, was later clarified as a hoax. Karoline Leavitt, a member of Trump\u2019s team, explained to The Post that it was indeed a \u201cfake statement\u201d and confirmed that Trump \u201cdidn\u2019t actually say that,\u201d referring to the post describing Peanut\u2014who had been euthanised after being seized from his upstate New York owners\u2014as \u201cinnocent on all accounts\u201d and likening the squirrel to a migrant. Leavitt further dismissed Mediaite as \u201cfake news.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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