Sasha and Malia join President Obama for the 2015 presidential turkey pardon
President Obama spared two turkeys named for one of the nation’s most admired presidents, continuing a White House tradition that provides a refreshing sense of amusement and bipartisan cheer no matter how troubled the times.
Obama pardoned Abe, the 2015 national Thanksgiving turkey, during a ceremony Wednesday in the Rose Garden. Abe gobbled right on cue as Obama finished his absolution. Don’t fret for Honest, though, the second bird who was on the grounds but off-camera. Both turkeys will get a reprieve from the oven and will spend their remaining days living it up on a nearby Virginia farm.
Both birds hail from California, are 18 weeks old and weigh in at about 42 pounds. The names of the turkeys were chosen from submissions entered by schoolchildren in California. Honest has a red face and neck, while Abe’s crown features more extensive blue splotches.
Obama referred to Abe as TOTUS, or turkey of the United States. (AP)
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