US EditionTrump pardons Gobble and Waddle, jokes that Biden’s turkey pardons are invalid because of autopen
President Trump pardoned turkeys Gobble and Waddle in the 78th annual ceremony, continuing a tradition during a politically challenging second term marked by legal and electoral setbacks.
- President Trump pardoned turkeys named Gobble and Waddle during the annual White House Thanksgiving ceremony, weighing over 50 pounds each.
- Trump claimed that President Biden's pardons of turkeys Peach and Blossom last year were invalid because Biden used an autopen.
- The tradition of presenting turkeys to presidents dates back to the 1870s, with the formal pardoning starting in 1989 under George H.W. Bush.
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US President Donald Trump, following a holiday tradition before Thanksgiving, pardoned two turkeys, Waddle and Gobble, at the White House in the presence of First Lady Melania Trump.
Thanksgiving tradition continues: Trump pardons turkeys Gobble and Waddle
President Donald Trump continued the Thanksgiving tradition by pardoning two turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, at the White House. The birds, treated as VIPs, will live at North Carolina State University. The tradition, formalised in 1989, also includes a public poll to select the turkeys’ names.
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