Manuel Balce Ceneta, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump, waves after pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey Drumstick during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. This is the 70th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation.
Evan Vucci, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump pardons Drumstick during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Washington.
Manuel Balce Ceneta, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump, center, with first lady Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump, pardons Drumstick at the National Thanksgiving Turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. This is the 70th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation.
Evan Vucci, The Associated PressBarron Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Washington.
Evan Vucci, The Associated PressIvanka Trump walks with her children, Joseph and Arabella Kushner, to meet Drumstick during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Washington.
Evan Vucci, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump waves as he leaves the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Washington.
Manuel Balce Ceneta, The Associated PressNational Thanksgiving Turkey "Wishbone" is presented to the media by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders with her four year-old son Huck Sanders, touching the turkey, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017.
Jacquelyn Martin, The Associated PressWhite House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, left, reacts after her son Huck, 4, climbed up the podium in the White House briefing room during a preview to the media of a turkey that is set to be pardoned by President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at the White House in Washington.
Jacquelyn Martin, The Associated PressWishbone, one of two turkeys set to be pardoned by President Donald Trump, is previewed by members of the press, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at the White House briefing room in Washington.
Evan Vucci, The Associated PressFirst lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Washington.
White House Hannah MacInnis via APIn this photo released by The White House, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, two turkeys set to be pardoned by President Donald Trump are shown in a Washington hotel, Sunday Nov. 19, 2017. President Trump will pardon them on Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump, waves after pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey Drumstick during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. This is the 70th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation.
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President Donald Trump is using his pardon power to keep a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster.
Trump continued the annual presidential tradition during an event Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden. The act of leniency means 47-pound Drumstick and 36-pound Wishbone will instead get to live the rest of their lives at a Virginia farm. First lady Melania Trump and son Barron joined the president for the light-hearted ceremony.