FOX News host Tucker Carlson took more heat than light on Twitter after he somehow compared the media to cannibals, who want to devour 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.

“They don’t just want to vote for this guy,” Carlson said. “They want to consume him, like a hearty stew. Every last drop of Buttigieg – yum!” Carlson said Buttigieg had replaced former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke as a “younger, hotter candidate.”

The host apparently came off as a bit overzealous in the odd segment, and people were quick to give their take on it.

“If I was Pete Buttigieg, I would go straight to the local police station to get a restraining order against creepy @TuckerCarlson ASAP,” one user tweeted.

After watching this, if I was Pete Buttigieg, I would go straight to the local police station to get a restraining order against creepy @TuckerCarlson ASAP. @hillreporterhttps://t.co/aOu663lFDU — Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) 17 апреля 2019 г.

try to keep it in your pants, @TuckerCarlson Just a totally normal fantasy about eating Pete Buttigieg. https://t.co/AOq6N8f8kf via @HuffPost — NotInKansasAnymore (@Frumpzilla) 17 апреля 2019 г.

Another person had some practical advice for the TV host.

“Use a spoon, @TuckerCarlson, you’ll want to get EVERY DROP.”

Tucker Carlson is one THIRSTY mofo! 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/cOGrDhWkyz — Jimmy (@scorpking_KW) 17 апреля 2019 г.

I never needed to hear Tucker Carlson say the words "Hearty stew" or "Yum" but here we are America. This video is unclean. https://t.co/tz5VX6QKdW — Joe's History (@thehistoryplace) 17 апреля 2019 г.

No horror movie is gonna top Carlson saying “Yum” https://t.co/798RIXtpLW — Entitled Willennial (@WpHirsch) 17 апреля 2019 г.

"They don’t just want to vote for this guy. They want to consume him, like a hearty stew. Every last drop of Buttigieg. Yum!” — Tucker CarlsonMy, my... sounds like somebody’s got it pretty bad for Mayor Pete… 😂 — Greg McCaw (@EmergentGreg) 17 апреля 2019 г.

Buttigieg, the South Bend, Indiana mayor, is a rising star among the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential lineup, garnering a wave of media attention in recent weeks. He officially launched his campaign on Sunday.