Trump 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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Giving thanks: Two turkeys receive presidential pardons ahead of Thanksgiving
The turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, both weighed over 50 pounds, according to the president. Gobble represented both birds at the ceremony in the newly renovated Rose Garden, with President Trump noting that Waddle was "M.I.A."
Giving thanks: Two turkeys receive presidential pardons ahead of Thanksgiving
The turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, both weighed over 50 pounds, according to the president. Gobble represented both birds at the ceremony in the newly renovated Rose Garden, with President Trump noting that Waddle was "M.I.A."
Giving thanks: Two turkeys receive presidential pardons ahead of Thanksgiving
The turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, both weighed over 50 pounds, according to the president. Gobble represented both birds at the ceremony in the newly renovated Rose Garden, with President Trump noting that Waddle was "M.I.A."
Trump’s Politicization of Thanksgiving Proves He is Incurably Infantile and Lacks Common Decency
The notoriously inflated, yet painfully fragile ego of Donald Trump is once again dominating the stage at the annual White House presidential Thanksgiving pardoning of the turkeys. And no, that doesn’t mean Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and other Trump Cabinet puppets. At least not yet, anyway. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky For every year that Trump has occupied the White House, he h…
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
WASHINGTON — President Trump didn’t bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual. He joked about sending the turkeys to an infamous prison in El Salvador that has been used to house migrants deported from the United States. He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy — after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and N…
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.
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