President Donald Trump carried out the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House on Tuesday and used the moment to joke that former President Joe Biden’s 2024 turkey pardons were “null and void” because they had been signed using an autopen, as reported by Fox News.

Trump said he had personally ensured that last year’s turkeys were spared.

This year, Trump pardoned two turkeys named “Gobble” and “Waddle.” During the ceremony, he told attendees that his administration had conducted what he described as a thorough inquiry into Biden’s 2024 pardons for the turkeys “Peach” and “Blossom.”

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“I wanted to make an important announcement. Because you remember last year, after a thorough and very rigorous investigation by [Attorney General] Pam Bondi and all of the people at the Department of Justice, the FBI, the CIA, and the White House Counsel’s Office…I have determined that last year’s turkey pardons are totally invalid,” Trump said.

He continued, “Null and void. The turkeys known as Peach and Blossom last year have been located, and they were on their way to be processed, in other words, to be killed. But I’ve stopped that journey, and I am officially pardoning them. And they will not be served for Thanksgiving dinner. We saved them in the nick of time.”

Trump added that this year’s turkeys were the largest ever to receive a presidential pardon. Both Gobble and Waddle weigh more than 50 pounds, according to the president.

President Trump announces that Biden’s turkey pardons from last year are officially null and void.

“He used an autopen. So I have the official duty to determine, and I have determined, that last year’s turkey pardons are totally invalid.”
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A spokeswoman for the National Turkey Federation told reporters at the White House that Gobble and Waddle will be transported to North Carolina State University after the ceremony. There, they will serve as “Turkey ambassadors for our industry.”

First Lady Melania Trump held a poll on X to select the names for this year’s birds. The winning choices — Waddle and Gobble — were announced ahead of the ceremony.

Last year’s turkeys, Peach and Blossom, came from Minnesota, as did the previous pair, Liberty and Bell. Minnesota has routinely provided the turkeys presented for the White House tradition.

Multiple states have supplied turkeys for past ceremonies, including North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, Ohio, California, Virginia, and Missouri.

The turkey pardon has been a long-standing White House custom, and Trump’s comments about Biden’s autopen use added a light moment to the annual event.

The ceremony concluded with both birds being officially pardoned and preparations for their immediate transfer to North Carolina.

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