WASHINGTON — President Biden pardoned turkeys Peach and Blossom on Monday, officially freeing them to live out lives of comfort and luxury in Minnesota, instead of ending up on a dinner table this Thanksgiving.
Biden made the pardon on the South Lawn with the help of John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and Zimmerman’s 9-year-old son Grant.
Biden points at Peach. (Sarah Lin/MNS)
The two turkeys are named after the Delaware state flower, the peach blossom. Biden served as the Senator from Delaware for over 35 years before becoming vice president in 2009.
Continuing a White House tradition started by the Truman presidency in 1947, Biden also gave thanks in true Thanksgiving fashion.
“It’s my last time to speak here as your president during this season and give thanks and gratitude,” Biden said. “Let me say to you, it’s been the honor of my life. I’m forever grateful.”
