Biden Pardons 2 Turkeys, Offers Thanks for ‘No Poll Stuffing’

• President Joe Biden cracked a number of jokes concerning the GOP whereas pardoning turkeys on Monday.
• Biden quipped that there had been “no poll stuffing” and “no fowl play” in the course of the midterms.
• He additionally mentioned the “solely purple wave this season” could be if his canine, Commander, knocked over cranberry sauce.

President Joe Biden made enjoyable of the Republican Occasion whereas pardoning two turkeys on Monday. 

“The votes are in, they have been counted and verified, there is no poll stuffing, there is no fowl play,” Biden mentioned on the White Home South Garden, in accordance to a transcript of the speech.

“The one purple wave this season is gonna be if German Shepherd, Commander, knocks over the cranberry sauce on our desk.” 

—CNN (@CNN) November 21, 2022

Biden’s quips got here after a widely-touted “purple wave” for the Republican Occasion failed the materialize in the course of the midterms. The GOP seized management of the Home however didn’t take the Senate. 

Biden on Tuesday pardoned two turkeys, Chocolate and Chip. This was a part of the annual pre-Thanksgiving turkey pardon on the White Home. 

The National Turkey Federation says each birds had been hatched this July in Monroe, North Carolina. In line with the Associated Press, the birds weigh round 50 kilos every. They had been pushed up from North Carolina and had a brief keep on the Willard Lodge — a stone’s throw from the White Home — earlier than being pardoned by Biden. 

That is Biden’s second Turkey pardon. Final yr, he gave the presidential reprieve to Peanut Butter and Jelly, the place he cracked jokes concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“As an alternative of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted,” Biden said final November.