"Surprise squirrel in the hall before Kamala's concession speech."

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Vice President Kamala Harris's speech accepting her election defeat has become a hot topic on social media, especially due to the squirrel that appeared on stage in Washington DC before her address. The squirrel, which ran across the stage under American flags before the speech at Howard University, sparked comments suggesting it was the ghost of social media phenomenon Peanut, who was killed last week.

Peanut was a squirrel cared for by Mark Longo, whose mother died in a car accident seven years ago. Following complaints, New York State wildlife officials went to Longo's home and took Peanut and his raccoon friend Fred. During the investigation, Peanut and Fred, who bit someone, were euthanized for rabies testing.

This incident turned into a significant campaign issue in the final days of the presidential election. Republicans characterized the event as government overreach, despite state laws prohibiting the adoption of wild animals as pets.

Elon Musk commented on the X platform, "Government overreach, kidnapping and executing an orphaned squirrel," while Trump's campaign team shared a message on TikTok saying, "Rest in peace, Peanut. Unnecessarily killed by Democrat bureaucrats in New York. We will take our revenge at the polls on Tuesday."

Following the incident, a stage image shared on X received over 1,500 comments, most of which were about Peanut. Users commented, "Peanut's ghost is doing a victory lap" and "Peanut's spirit lives on!" while some shared AI-generated photos showing the squirrel's ghost alongside Trump.