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Kennedy suggested in the video, which was
posted on social media platform X, that he is trying to get
ahead of a not-yet-published story from the New Yorker.
"Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one, @NewYorker…"
Kennedy posted on his X account with a video of himself at a
kitchen table talking to comedian Roseanne Barr.
Kennedy said in the video that he was driving to the Hudson
Valley in New York state when a woman in a van in front of him
hit a young bear and killed it. He put the bear's body into the
back of his car because he was going to skin the bear and store
its meat at his house, he said.
But after a late dinner in New York City at the Peter Luger
Steak House, he had to go straight to the airport and did not
want to leave the bear in his vehicle.
"I had an old bike in my car that somebody asked me to get rid
of. I said, 'Let's go put the bear in Central Park and we'll
make it look like he got hit by a bike,'" he said and then
laughed, saying it would be "amusing" for whoever found it.
The Kennedy campaign did not immediately comment further on the
incident.
In October 2014, the body of a black bear cub was found in the
bushes of Central Park and police launched a criminal
investigation into the death.
Foul play was suspected in the case, Reuters reported at the
time, and state wildlife officials later concluded it was likely
struck and killed by a vehicle.
Kennedy said in the video that the New Yorker had asked him
about the incident and was planning on doing a "big article"
about him.
The New Yorker did not immediately respond to an emailed request
for comment.
In a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, Kennedy was favored by 8% of
voters. He has yet to qualify for the ballot in many states
ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
(Reporting by Stephanie Kelly;Editing by Noeleen Walder and
Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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