Trump Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys Drumstick And Wishbone

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wielded his pardon power Tuesday to spare a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster, joking that he would also let last year's turkey pardons stand despite his penchant for overturning Obama-era orders. In a brief and humorous White House ceremony, Trump extended the annual presidential tradition of pardoning turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving, an act of leniency that prolongs the lives of Minnesota-bred gobblers Wishbone and Drumstick, with the latter receiving the formal reprieve. Trump said he and the first lady have welcomed many special visitors to the White House, including world leaders, Congress members "and, along the way, a few very strange birds.

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