A tradition for turkeys: Another presidential pardon

A president, not a Queen, will again inexplicably "pardon" two turkeys, with no criminal record, in one of the strangest and most misunderstood of American traditions. Let's clear some of it up:

'Waddle' the turkey faces press questions in White House briefing room ahead of presidential pardon

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt introduced "Waddle" the turkey to reporters in the briefing room before President Donald Trump is scheduled to pardon him and his friend, "Gobble," on Tuesday.

Trump uses turkey pardons to hit Biden, 'big fat slob' JB Pritzker

President Trump used remarks on his Thanksgiving pardons of two turkeys to also go after some of his political adversaries.

In latest dishing out of pardons, Trump set to keep Gobble and Waddle off the menu

President Donald Trump has leaned into his clemency powers during his second term, dishing out pardons to more than 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, baseball legend Darryl Strawberry,
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