Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waddle, the alternate to the national Thanksgiving turkey, visits the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gobble and Waddle will be no one's Thanksgiving meal. President Donald Trump continued the beloved, if not eccentric, tradition of ...

The story of the White House turkey pardon dates back to the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln’s son Tad allegedly asked his father to spare a turkey from the holiday meal. President Lincoln obliged, ...

It seems as though the Presidential Turkey Pardon ceremony has existed since the Pilgrims because it has become such a well-known tradition. But, the event didn't become official until 1989. It's one ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday added two Thanksgiving turkeys to his long list of second-term pardons, offering the birds a dose of his much-discussed presidential immunity. After a White House ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will continue a White House Thanksgiving tradition on Tuesday, when he pardons this year’s National Thanksgiving Turkey. The presentation, which is celebrating its ...

Nov. 25 (UPI) --President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, on Tuesday continued a White House tradition that dates to the 1800s -- pardoning a turkey from the dinner table ahead of the ...

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday pardoned turkeys "Gobble" and "Waddle" in keeping with storied White House Thanksgiving tradition. Mr. Trump, with first lady Melania at his side, said he was ...

One of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, Waddle and Gobble, are presented to journalists in the Willard Room of the Willard InterContinental on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Turkeys ...