U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned two enormous white-plumed turkeys from Minnesota on Monday, granting Liberty and Bell freedom from Thanksgiving dinner tables as Americans prepared for their annual feasts.
With schoolchildren squealing in delight from the audience on the South Lawn of the White House, Biden took part in an annual tradition that goes back decades.
U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkeys during the annual ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Liberty and Bell wait to be pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden during the annual ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, during the annual ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, during the annual ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, during the annual ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis