The story of the White House turkey pardon dates back to the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln’s son Tad allegedly asked his father to spare a turkey from the holiday meal. President Lincoln obliged, ...

President Barack Obama participated in the White House tradition of pardoning a turkey prior to Thanksgiving on Wednesday. Two Iowa-raised turkeys, Tater and Tot, were pardoned by the president. Both ...

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and the Trump administration continues to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election, the White House plans to hold its annual turkey pardoning ...

President Donald Trump took part in a time-honored tradition on Tuesday afternoon as he issued a pardon to the White House turkey in a ceremony in the Rose Garden. As they have throughout the last ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, stand next to national Thanksgiving turkey Gobble ...

President Trump pardoned turkeys Gobble and Waddle outside the White House on Tuesday, but not before joking that former President Biden’s turkey pardons are void because of his use of an autopen.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional ...

Two turkeys raised in North Carolina are getting a reprieve this Thanksgiving. Thanks to President Donald Trump, Gobble and Waddle will be no one's Thanksgiving meal. The two turkeys, raised by Travis ...