Presidential Turkey Pardons: Trump spares Waddle, Gobble in White House tradition
President Donald Trump uses his executive power to pardon the turkeys Gobble and Waddle ahead of Thanksgiving Day.

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2 developments- Nov 24, 2025Presidential Turkey Pardons: Trump to spare Waddle, Gobble in White House tradition
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5 viewpointsTrump adds Thanksgiving turkeys Gobble and Waddle to his long pardon list
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Trump adds two Thanksgiving turkeys to his long list of second-term pardons
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14 viewpointsTrump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony - Boston News, Weather, Sports
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5 viewpointsTrump re-pardons Biden turkeys in autopen jab — and jokes he considered naming this year’s birds ‘Chuck and Nancy’
'Waddle' the turkey faces press questions in White House briefing room ahead of presidential pardon
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