On the Radar
Pardoning Bread & Butter
President Donald Trump on Tuesday participated in the annual White House turkey pardon, granting a reprieve to Bread and Butter.
"Today. I will issue a pardon to a pair of very handsome birds: Butter and his alternate Bread."
The president also worked in a jab about the House impeachment inquiry, telling the audience:
"Thankfully, Bread and Butter have been specially raised by [farmers] to remain calm under any conditions. Which will be very important because they've already received subpoenas to appear in Adam Schiff's basement on Thursday. It's true. It seems the Democrats are accusing me of being too soft on turkey."
According to the White House Historical Association, Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey, although the tradition didn’t start until much later in U.S. history. Apparently, someone brought a live turkey to the Lincoln White House for Christmas in 1863, but Lincoln’s son Tad was so horrified by the idea of killing and eating the bird that Honest Abe decided to spare the bird’s life.
Read the full history of this holiday tradition here.
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