The right has adopted a euthanized squirrel as a symbol for government overreach. P’Nut’s dad’s OnlyFans account is booming.

Possession of wildlife is generally prohibited in New York State, even of P’Nut, who had half a million followers on Instagram.

The incident was quickly embraced by the Trump campaign and Republicans as a symbol of dangerous consequences of government overreach. “RIP Peanut,” the Trump campaign’s official TikTok account said in a Sunday post that has amassed about nine million views,

After P’Nut and a raccoon named Fred were taken by wildlife agents and euthanized, Donald Trump and local candidates accused New York Democrats of “state overreach.”