White House Turkey Pardon 2020 — Pics

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November 24, 2020 2:59PM EST
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White House Turkey Pardon 2020

White House Turkey Pardon 2020
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Every year, the President of the United States is presented with a live turkey ahead of Thanksgiving. During George H.W. Bush’s reign as president, it became customary for the presidents to ‘pardon’ the bird before the holiday to spare the animal’s life. In 2020, Trump participated in his final turkey pardon at the White House. He pardoned a turkey named Corn from West Liberty, Iowa.

The pardoning came amidst Donald Trump’s ‘lame-duck’ period. He was not elected for a second term during the 2020 election, but will remain president until Joe Biden’s Inauguration in January 2021. Trump was joined by his wife, Melania Trump, as well as his daughter, Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and their kids at the 2020 Turkey Pardon. Keep scrolling through the gallery to see more photos from the White House event, which took place on Nov. 24, two days before Thanksgiving.

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Donald & Melania Trump Holding Hands

Donald & Melania Trump Holding Hands
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Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, make a rare showing of PDA by holding hands at the White House turkey pardon. She wore a grey jacket and walked behind her husband as they arrived to the event.

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Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump With 2 Of their Kids

Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump With 2 Of their Kids
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump sit with their children in the front row of the White House Turkey Pardon. They all wore face masks amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

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Donald Trump Pardoning A Turkey

Donald Trump Pardoning A Turkey
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Donald Trump officially pardons the turkey Corn at the White House Turkey Pardon. Melania Trump looked on from alongside her husband

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Donald Trump Speaking At Turkey Pardon

Donald Trump Speaking At Turkey Pardon
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Donald Trump addreses the crowd and the cameras at the White House Turkey Pardon. He gave a speech before going through with the pardoning.

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Donald Trump, Melania Trump & Turkey

Donald Trump, Melania Trump & Turkey
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Donald Trump announces the turkey, Corn’s, pardon to the crowd at the 2020 White House Thanksgiving special. Melania Trump was at his side during the pardoning

November 24, 2020, 2:50PM