Pro-crypto presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admits he was the one who dumped a dead bear in New York City’s Central Park a decade ago, which made national headlines at the time.
In a video he released on X on August 4, the pro-crypto presidential candidate told the story to actress Roseanne Barr. He said that he didn’t kill the young bear as it was hit by another driver.
“So I pulled over, I picked up the bear, and put him in the back of my van,”
He said he planned to skin the bear because it was in very good condition, and keep the meat in the refrigerator because that is permissible for roadkill in New York State.
He added that the day, which he spent game hunting, was long and he planned to go back to his home but went straight to the city instead for dinner.
Following the evening meal, RFK Jr. had to go to the airport but didn’t want to leave the bear in the car.
Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one, @NewYorker… pic.twitter.com/G13taEGzba
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 4, 2024
He then decided to leave the bear in Central Park with an old bicycle making it look like they had an accident. There was a spate of fatal cyclist accidents at the time.
“I said let's go and put the bear in Central Park and we’ll make it look like he got hit by a bike.
The following day the bear in the park was on “every state television station” and the front page of every newspaper, he said.
“Luckily the story died after a while, and it stayed dead for a decade, and the New Yorker somehow found out about it,” he added.
The story was initially reported by the New York Times in October 2014 when officials confirmed the bear was roadkill after being discovered in the park by a resident walking her dog.
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It is the latest bizarre story about the eccentric politician who also reportedly claimed that a worm had eaten part of his brain.
RFK Jr. has grand plans for crypto should he get elected. He said he would order the Treasury Department to purchase 500 BTC daily until the reserve reaches at least four million coins.
Speaking to Cointelegraph at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville in late July, he said: “We need to move as a country that’s able to get some control over Bitcoin as part of a reserve.”
However, he is down in the polls following the exit of President Joe Biden and currently has just 5.4% compared to Kamala Harris who has recently edged ahead with 45.3% over Donald Trump on 43.7%.
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