RFK Jr gets mercilessly trolled as he denies eating barbecued dog after viral photo shows him posing with carcass

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr ran into controversy after a photograph of him posing with a barbecued carcass of an animal was published in a Vanity Fair report.

The animal was identified as a dog by a veterinarian, as it had 13 pairs of ribs, including one pair of floating ribs. Kennedy Jr has vehemently denied the allegation and insisted that the carcass was that of a goat.

The magazine claimed that Kennedy Jr had shared the photograph of himself and an unidentified woman posing with the barbecued animal with a friend last year. He is seen holding the barbecue on a big metal spit and pretending to take a big bite out of the ribs.

Kennedy Jr also allegedly told the friend, who was traveling to Asia at the time, that he might enjoy a restaurant in Korea that served dog on the menu, suggesting that he had sampled dog himself.

"The photo was taken in 2010, according to the digital file’s metadata—the same year he was diagnosed with a dead tapeworm in his brain," noted the publication.

Robert F Kennedy Jr denies eating a barbecued dog 

Kennedy Jr defended himself against the allegations during a recent interview on Fox News, when the interviewer asked for an explanation and wondered if the image was a "cheap fake."

"That is a real photo," stated RFK Jr. "It’s of me at a campfire in Patagonia on the Futaleufu River, eating a goat, which is what we eat down there."

"Vanity Fair said that they talked to veterinarians who assured them that it was a dog, that they made analysis, they showed it (the photograph) was (taken) in Korea of me eating a dog. That statement is emblematic of the entire article- the lack of journalistic standards throughout the article," he added.

Internet slams RFK Jr after photo of him eating a dog surfaces

Social media called out Kennedy Jr after a photo of him allegedly eating a barbequed canine. 

"RFK Jr admits to having skeletons in his closet. We just didn’t know they were his dogs," wrote a user.

"I guess it’s a goat with dog like features," mocked another.

"He needs to be CANCELLED. This kills me," stated a third.

"That is not going to sit well with voters," observed a fourth.

"Absolutely disgusting. A disgrace," commented a fifth.

A troll said, "Him and Kristi Noem would make a great pair. The Dog/Goat 2024 ticket."

Another one joked, "Ruff day for Bobby, and Robert."

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