U.S. President Donald Trump speaks prior to pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. The National Thanksgiving Turkeys were raised in North Carolina, and today's ceremony marks the 78th anniversary of the presentation. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
This year's turkeys, "Waddle" and "Gobble," are the largest turkeys ever to receive a presidential pardon, Trump said. Both of the birds weigh over 50 pounds.
A National Turkey Federation spokeswoman told reporters at the White House that after Waddle and Gobble are pardoned, they will move to North Carolina State University, where they will serve as "Turkey ambassadors for our industry."
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds her son Nicholas as Waddle, one of the National Thanksgiving turkeys, visits the press briefing room of the White House, prior to the turkey pardoning ceremony with US President Donald Trump on Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington, DC. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
First lady Melania Trump held a poll on X to name this year's turkeys, resulting in Waddle and Gobble.
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Last year’s pardoned turkeys, the aforementioned Peach and Blossom, and the ones before them, "Liberty" and "Bell," all came from Minnesota.
North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, Ohio, California, Virginia and Missouri have all sent turkeys to the White House.
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