Trump can’t resist Biden autopen dig as he declares last year’s Thanksgiving turkey pardons invalid

Published November 25, 2025 1:52pm ET



As President Donald Trump pardoned two turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, on Tuesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, he couldn’t resist taking a shot at his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, and his liberal use of the autopen while in office.

“He used an autopen last year for the turkey’s pardon,” Trump said of Biden. “So I have the official duty to determine, and I have determined, that last year’s Turkey pardons are totally invalid, as are the pardons of about every other person that was pardoned, other than, where’s Hunter?”

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