President Trump will pardon a pair of turkeys for Thanksgiving at a Rose Garden ceremony next week, the White House announced Thursday.
Mr. Trump will partake Tuesday in the White House tradition of sparing the National Thanksgiving Turkey, as well as an alternate, from becoming a holiday meal.
“This year, the President will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation, as he reflects on our Nation’s rich Thanksgiving traditions and wishes American families a safe and healthy holiday,” the White House said in a statement.
After the pardoning, the turkeys will join last year’s turkeys at Virginia Tech’s “Gobblers Rest” exhibit, where students and veterinarians care for the turkeys.
The public can visit the turkeys at the exhibit and learn about the university’s teaching, research, and outreach programs in animal and poultry sciences and veterinary medicine, according to the White House.
This year’s birds were raised in western Minnesota under the supervision of National Turkey Federation Chairman Carl Wittenburg and his wife Sharlene, along with five young women from the Douglas County 4-H chapter.
The National Turkey Federation will also bring two turkeys from Jaindl’s Turkey Farm of Orefield, Pennsylvania, for the first family to donate. The first family will donate the turkeys to Martha’s Table in D.C., the White House said.
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