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President Trump continued the annual White House Thanksgiving tradition by pardoning the turkey, Gobble. This lighthearted event, a fixture of the holiday season, sees the President grant clemency to a selected turkey, saving it from becoming Thanksgiving dinner. The tradition is believed to have originated with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, although the official, formal pardoning ceremony is more recent. The pardoning of Gobble marked another year of presidential participation in this popular and symbolic gesture.
