A tradition for turkeys: Another presidential pardon

Domenico Montanaro

November 25, 2025 / 3:31 am

They paid their dues, time after time. They did their sentence, but committed no crime.

A president, not a Queen , will again inexplicably "pardon" two turkeys, with no criminal record, in one of the strangest and most misunderstood of American traditions.

Let's clear some of it up:

This year's Turkeys are Gobble and Waddle

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After the ceremony at the White House, the birds are headed back to the Tar Heel state , where they will spend whatever days they have left at North Carolina State University, a place that's been used before – in 2022 for "Chocolate" and "Chip."

A long history ... of sending turkeys to presidents

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