Seth Meyers jokes RFK Jr might not be the best person to defend Trump’s debate meltdown about eating pets

Seth Meyers joked that Robert F Kennedy Jr might not be the best person to defend Donald Trump’s debate meltdown over eating pet dogs and cats – given his own very colorful history with dead animals.

On his show on Thursday night, the late-night host waded into the damage control efforts by Republicans and Trump allies following his showdown with Kamala Harris on Tuesday night.

RFK Jr was one of many trying to defend Trump’s performance.

Speaking on Fox News, he admitted Harris “clearly won the debate in terms of her delivery, her polish, her organization and her preparations” but claimed the Republican candidate won on his “governance.”

Meyers played the clip, before asking his audience: “Is RFK Jr really who the Trump campaign wants to elevate right now during a national conversation about eating unusual animals?”

“The guy was accused of eating a dog, said it was a goat, picked up a dead bear off the side of the road – which he later dumped in Central Park – because he wanted to eat it.”

RFK Jr has found himself embroiled in a firestorm over his wild comments about dead animals.

In 2023, RFK Jr texted a photo of himself and a woman posing with the barbecued remains of what appeared to be a dog, Vanity Fairreported. He told his friend, who was set to travel to Asia, that he may enjoy a restaurant in Korea that served dog on the menu, sparking questions as to whether RFK Jr had himself eaten dog.

When the report emerged, the 70-year-old insisted the grilled animal was not a dog but a goat he was enjoying on a trip to Chile.

“It’s me in a campfire in Patagonia on the Futaleufu River eating a goat, which is what we eat down there,” he told Fox News.

RFK Jr has also recently confessed to dumping the corpse of a bear cub