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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
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