In Thanksgiving tradition, Biden pardons two turkeys. President Joe Biden, wearing his signature aviator sunglasses, on Monday pardoned two North Carolina turkeys named Chocolate and Chip and spared them from Thanksgiving dinner tables.
In return, the oversized turkey couple devoured their thanks in the latest installment of the White House's smiling tradition to kick off the holiday season. As November temperatures cooled the air on the South Lawn, Biden said he didn't want to have a long event because "nobody likes their turkey to get cold.
The military band warmed up the crowd for the event by performing a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's song "Freebird" before the pardon. From the White House balcony behind Biden, his commanding officer, a German shepherd, watched and barked loudly.
Millions of turkeys will be roasted and drenched in gravy in Thanksgiving ovens nationwide on Thursday, accompanied by a variety of sides, from potatoes to green bean casseroles. But Chocolate, at 46 pounds, and Chip, at 47 pounds, will live out their lives in their home state at North Carolina State University in. The White House pardon for turkeys is a decades-old tradition.
Biden took note of the Nov. 8 midterm elections, in which the Democrats retained control of the US Senate and lost the House of Representatives to the Republicans by a handful of votes, causing the party's opposition to deny an overwhelming "red wave. The votes have been received. They have been counted and verified.
There is no ballot filling. No 'bird game,'" he quipped. The only "red wave," Biden said, will come when Commander dumps the cranberry sauce.
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