Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted, not basted’

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted, not basted’
President Joe Biden walks past Peanut Butter, the national Thanksgiving turkey (Susan Walsh/AP)

President Joe Biden has pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys, saying that the birds were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status”.

“Instead of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted today,” Mr Biden joked.

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