Washington — President Trump on Tuesday pardoned turkeys “Gobble” and “Waddle” consistent with storied White Home Thanksgiving custom.
Mr. Trump, with first woman Melania at his aspect, mentioned he was granting the turkeys a “full and unconditional pardon.”
Tuesday’s ceremony is one in every of Mr. Trump’s last actvities on the White Home earlier than he heads to Mar-a-Lago for the vacation.
Listed here are some images from the day’s festivities:
Turkeys Waddle and Gobble, who will obtain a presidential pardon on the White Home forward of Thanksgiving, take pleasure in their lodge room on the Willard InterContinental Lodge, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025.
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Waddle and Gobble stayed at Washington D.C.’s posh Willard Lodge forward of Tuesday’s pardoning.
Nicholas, the son of White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt, seems to be at Waddle, the alternate nationwide Thanksgiving turkey, within the White Home press briefing room, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.
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Waddle joined the White Home briefing room forward of the pardoning.
White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s son Nicholas additionally visited the briefing room.
White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and her son Nicholas “Niko” Robert Riccio welcome Waddle, the alternate to the Nationwide Thanksgiving turkey, in within the Brady Press Briefing Room on the White Home on Nov, 25, 2025.
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Members of Mr. Trump’s Cupboard had been within the crowd within the Rose Backyard, which was lately redone by Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump on Tuesday complimented the brand new Rose Backyard.
(L-R) Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi, Secretary of Warfare Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent look on earlier than the 78th annual Nationwide Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation within the Rose Backyard of the White Home on Nov. 25, 2025.
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First woman Melania Trump joined Mr. Trump within the Rose Backyard.
President Trump and first woman Melania Trump arrive for the White Home turkey pardon ceremony within the Rose Backyard of the White Home.
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President Trump speaks previous to pardoning the Nationwide Thanksgiving Turkey.
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President Trump delivers remarks throughout the 78th annual Nationwide Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation within the Rose Backyard of the White Home.
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Mr. Trump mentioned he was granting Gobble a “full and unconditional pardon,” and joked about a few of former President Joe Biden’s controversial pardons.
First woman Melania Trump seems to be on as President Trump pardons Gobble, one of many Nationwide Thanksgiving Turkeys.
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President Trump pardons Gobble the turkey throughout a ceremony within the Rose Backyard of the White Home.
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Vice President JD Vance, his spouse Usha Vance and their daughter Mirabel visited Gobble after he was pardoned.
Vice President JD Vance holds his daughter Mirabel after President Trump pardoned Gobble throughout the annual turkey pardon ceremony.
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Travis Pittman of Wayne County, North Carolina, had the consideration of elevating Gobble and Waddle.
Pittman usually raises flocks of at the very least 19,000 turkeys on his farm for Butterball, the nation’s largest turkey producer.
“They were normally the two that came to us first every day,” Pittman mentioned of Gobble and Waddle. “They were more comfortable.”
Pittman credited his younger son, Carter, for serving to feed and work together with the profitable birds. He mentioned it’s a reminder that farming is a household enterprise and a family-wide dedication.
“Most people that are in that industry work countless hours,” Pittman mentioned of his message to individuals as they rejoice Thanksgiving this week. “And not only do they work hours in whether they’re in their flock of birds with turkeys, or if they’re in the farm fields and the tractors and all, they carry this job home at night also. As my wife would say, you really never get away from it.”
Ed O’Keefe
contributed to this report.
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