Overview
- The pardoned birds, Waddle and Gobble, will live on a farm in North Carolina after the event.
- During his remarks, Trump joked about naming the turkeys Chuck and Nancy, then said he would not pardon those Democratic leaders.
- He also insulted Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, according to coverage of the ceremony.
- The White House posted a photo of Waddle in the press room on X with the caption, “The turkey does not care about fake news.”
- News outlets placed the episode in the context of Trump’s pattern of combative rhetoric, noting recent reported threats toward Democratic lawmakers.