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.