On Monday afternoon, squinting into the sun on the White House lawn, Joe Biden engaged in one of the most tawdry political traditions in the United States: the Thanksgiving turkey pardon.

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There are already signs we’ll likely see more ceremonies centered on pomp and circumstance than other political ... real-world pardons soon: Previous presidents announced non-turkey pardons ...

But what struck some viewers as even more disturbing was that during Trump's presidential turkey pardon, he asked permission ... decidedly non-political event. But many Twitter users pointed ...

Oddly, turkey ... pardon by then-President George H.W. Bush. You might think this tradition of pardoning birds, who as far as we know are guilty of no crimes, is an odd custom. However, it is a ...

Biden’s most recent predecessors have peppered their pardons with turkey and other topical political puns. Last year, Biden pardoned Peanut Butter and Jelly as he acknowledged a return to ...

Biden’s most recent predecessors have peppered their pardons with turkey and other topical political puns. After the 2022 midterm elections, Biden joked that the two birds were part of ...