U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Drumstick, the official White House turkey, in the White House's Rose Garden, following a funny White House tradition in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.
It was 70 years ago that the National Turkey Federation first presented the National Thanksgiving Turkey to President Harry Truman -- who, I might add, did not grant the pardon. He refused. He was a tough cookie. Today, I'm going to be a much nicer President.
As many of you know, I have been very active in overturning a number of executive actions by my predecessor. However, I have been informed by the White House Counsel’s Office that Tater and Tot’s pardons cannot, under any circumstances, be revoked. So we're not going to revoke them. So, Tater and Tot, you can rest easy.
"That's a big bird ... Wow. I feel so good about myself," Trump said, petting the 36-pound bird as the crowd laughed. "Are you ready, Drumstick? Okay. Drumstick, you are hereby pardoned."