Trump pardons turkeys, says he hasn’t considered human clemency for Thanksgiving

Published November 20, 2018 6:55pm ET



President Trump “pardoned” two turkeys at a humorous White House ceremony Tuesday, but told reporters shortly after that he hadn’t considered also giving humans clemency for Thanksgiving.

Trump spared the birds with jokes before his afternoon departure for Florida, where he will spend the holiday at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

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