UP

Biden pardons turkeys in final Thanksgiving event

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto
Biden pardons turkeys in final Thanksgiving event

US President Joe Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom, two white-plumed turkeys, on Monday.

Axar.az reports that, citing Reuters, turkey sparing from Thanksgiving dinner tables, an annual tradition that also marked the start of the Democrat’s last holiday season at the White House.

This year’s turkeys are named after the Delaware state flower, the peach blossom, which symbolizes resilience, Biden, who has two homes in the state, told a crowd of around 2,500 people on the White House South Lawn as one of the turkeys gobbled in the background.

Peach weighs 41 pounds (19 kg) and loves to eat hot dish and tater tots and his dream is to see the Northern Lights, while Blossom weighs 40 pounds (18 kg) and loves to eat cheese curds and watch boxing, Biden quipped.

Date
2024.11.26 / 11:12
Author
Axar.az
See also

Russia captured two Kharkiv settlements

Zelensky appoints Umerov as spy chief

Hegseth: US ready for large-scale operation against Iran

Syrian president says removing former regime was necessary

Russian military losses updated on day 1622

5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes northeastern Egypt

Ruben Rubinyan elected Armenian Parliament Speaker

Iran hangs two men on accusations of spying for Israel

Lilit Makunts named Armenian PM's chief of staff

Cuba plunges into darkness as electric grid collapses

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla