Presidential turkeys gobble up five-star accommodations before Thanksgiving pardoning

By Emily Brooks

Published November 24, 2020 11:30am ET

Presidential turkeys gobble up five-star accommodations before Thanksgiving pardoning — The annual presidential turkey doesn’t only get the gift of a traditional Thanksgiving pardon from the commander in chief. Before President Trump pardons a turkey on Tuesday, the two birds in the “presidential flock” selected to come to Washington, D.C., will gobble up swanky accommodations in their own room at the historic, five-star Willard InterContinental […]

The annual presidential turkey doesn’t only get the gift of a traditional Thanksgiving pardon from the commander in chief.

Before President Trump pardons a turkey on Tuesday, the two birds in the “presidential flock” selected to come to Washington, D.C., will gobble up swanky accommodations in their own room at the historic, five-star Willard InterContinental Hotel near the White House.