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Joe Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom in final Thanksgiving event

Jake Miller Published November 26, 2024
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US President Joe Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom, two white-plumed turkeys, on Monday, sparing them 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.

“This event marks the official start of the holiday season here in Washington. It’s also my last time to speak here as your president during this season and give thanks and gratitude. So let me say to you – it’s been the honor of my life, I am forever thankful,” Biden said.

Peach weighs 41 pounds (19 kg) and loves to eat hot dishes 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.

The true start of what has evolved into the current tradition of turkey pardoning dates back to the Harry Truman presidency in 1947. The official tradition began in 1989 at the White House when then-President George H.W. Bush offered the first official presidential pardon.

Millions of turkeys will be roasted in Thanksgiving ovens nationwide on Thursday and drenched in gravy, accompanied by various side dishes, including holiday staples like stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole.

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Biden traveled to New York City’s Staten Island later on Monday for a “Friendsgiving” event, where he and his wife Jill Biden thanked members of the US Coast Guard and their families for their service to the country.

“We owe you. We owe your families,” Biden told hundreds of “Coasties” and their relatives as he highlighted the Coast Guard’s work this year, including rescue missions after recent hurricanes and responding after a Baltimore bridge collapse.

After his remarks, Biden and the first lady donned black White House aprons and helped serve roasted Brussels sprouts and butternut squash for over an hour, amid the din of many noisy children. “It sounds just like home,” Jill Biden said.

Biden returned to the stage briefly to say goodbye. “I’ve just been told I’ve been fired,” he joked, saying the entourage had to “get the hell out of here” because of road closures.

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