Trump To Pardon Turkey Again, Trying To Show Normalcy Amid The Abnormal
The strange tradition of a president pardoning a turkey before Thanksgiving will happen again despite Trump holding few public events since losing — and not accepting — the 2020 election.
by Domenico Montanaro
Nov 24, 2020
4 minutes
A U.S. president will again partake in the very strange and myth-filled tradition of pardoning a turkey at the White House on Tuesday.
The birds' names are Corn and Cob.
The White House has a poll on Twitter asking which should be spared.
It all seems normal. That's one effect presidents hope for out of this tradition — to show a sense of normalcy. A president makes jokes about gobbling or trotting or uses some other fowl puns.
But, this year, it all seems wildly off and out of place.
The sitting president has refused to concede,
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