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This year, “Corn” and “Cob” are the names of the two turkeys that US President Trump saved from death before Thanksgiving. He couldn’t do without self-praise in the traditional White House act.
US President Donald Trump saved two turkeys from death in the traditional ceremony just before Thanksgiving. In the White House garden he issued the official pardon for the turkey “Corn” on Tuesday. “Corn” will live at the University of Iowa with a second “Cob” turkey.
The White House had once again voted online on which of the two turkeys should become the national Thanksgiving turkey. Before this year’s ceremony, amid the ongoing dispute over the election result, memories of 2018 were awakened. Back then, Trump had pardoned the birds “peas” (peas) and “carrots” ( carrots) and caused amusement among his guests when he announced the result of the vote and said, “That was a fair choice. Unfortunately, Carrots refused to defeat admit and ask for a recount and we still argue with carrots.” But the decision was reached that nothing had changed in the result, Trump added. “Too good for carrots.”
“A special day for turkeys”
The words resonate in light of Trump’s post-election behavior. He does not acknowledge his own loss to Democrat Joe Biden even three weeks after the election and has sued in multiple states, among other things, to get recounts. Until Monday, the Trump administration’s Biden team blocked preparations to take office on January 20.
Now Trump has tried his luck with humor in a more conventional way. “Thanksgiving is a special day for turkeys. It’s not a particularly good day, if you think about it,” he said. Turkey is the traditional food at the Thanksgiving Festival. The tradition of a president forgiving a turkey on Thanksgiving dates back to Abraham Lincoln.
Trump also used his appearance to brag about the record level of 30,000 points reached Tuesday by the leading US Dow Jones Industrial Index and to mention the “China virus,” as he calls the corona virus. On the traditional Thanksgiving Day, he included thanks for the vaccines that would end the pandemic.
