President Trump Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: U.S. President Donald Trump gives a presidential pardon to the National Thanksgiving Turkey Butter during the traditional event with first lady Melania Trump, National Turkey Federation Chairman Kerry Doughty and others in the Rose Garden of the White House November 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. The turkey pardon was made official in 1989 under former President George H.W. Bush, who was continuing an informal tradition started by President Harry Truman in 1947. Following the presidential pardon, the 47-pound turkey which was raised by farmer Wellie Jackson of Clinton, North Carolina, will reside at his new home, 'Gobbler's Rest,' at Virginia Tech. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)