The Great Turkey Pardon of 2017 is almost upon us and in preparation the internet is cooking up some exceptionally bad satire and a few of the tastiest turkey name jokes you've ever heard.

An curved arrow pointing right. President Obama went all out with dad jokes during his final Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Politics President ...

Gifting the White House poultry can be traced back to the 1800s, but the origins of the ceremonial presidential pardon of the National Thanksgiving Turkey might be more recent than you'd think.

Continuing a tradition that goes back years, President Joe Biden will partake in his last turkey pardon during his administration. Every year, the president "pardons" one or two turkeys before the ...

Over in the US, one of their more unusual national traditions is the annual White House ‘turkey pardon’. What happens is this: every Thanksgiving, the sitting president steps out onto the ...

Two turkeys are breathing a sigh of relief after receiving a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump. The turkeys, Drumstick and Wishbone, were both raised in Douglas County, Minnesota.