Trump grants pardons to turkeys Peas and Carrots
129 views · Published 26 November 2018 · 3:47 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(20 Nov 2018) In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump has used the power of his office to keep a pair of turkeys off the holiday table. Trump's poultry pardon means the two turkeys - a 39-pound bird named Peas and a 41-pounder named Carrots - will get to live the rest of their lives at a Virginia farm. Both were raised on a farm near Huron, South Dakota. First lady Melania Trump joined her husband for the act of mercy carried out during a light-hearted ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. President George H.W. Bush established the annual turkey pardon tradition in 1989 by sparing a 50-pound bird. Trump was traveling to his Florida estate later Tuesday to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a7e8ec2315202030162515842c90903c
