Looking into the birds’ eyes and placing a hand on their shoulders confidently, the American President Joe Biden came across a group of turkeys at the White House late.
Expressing his enthusiastic thanks, he took part in the annual White House ritual of pardoning turkeys from becoming the Thanksgiving dinner. These explicit turkeys had reportedly lost their loved ones to Thursday Thanksgiving, as White House sources ascertained.
“The birds, which weigh 46 and 47 pounds, were raised by National Turkey Federation chairman Ronnie Parker near Monroe, North Carolina. He hosted the birds, along with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper,” a Democrat, and North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop, a Republican, among others.
“There, there–you’ll be all right,” said Biden, kneeling to the floor to embrace the dark-colored feathered birds, who were heard engulfing in sorrow as they grieved for the countless friends and family members they had lost to the national holiday.
Expressing his emotional distress, the 80- year-old President maintained: “I have gone through my share of grief, so I know exactly how you feel. Losing a member of the flock is never easy. “
Adding his extensively heartfelt touch he went on to say: “You can find me any time, and I shall be there for you. I promise you: They did not die for nothing.” He had reportedly presented the surviving turkeys with the prestigious Purple Giblet at the press time.
It remains a wonderful Thanksgiving tradition at the White House. Nobody likes it when their turkey gets cold, joked Joe Biden during remarks spanning about ten minutes while the day’s temperature dipped there to the mid-40s.
The 75 years of this national Thanksgiving tradition dates back to President Harry Truman as far as the year 1947. Unofficially, reports point back to President Abraham Lincoln, who spared a bird from its demise at the urging of his son, Tad.
It is more often said that Americans can not forget the reason for Thanksgiving in the first place. The pilgrims taught them about the tradition. It was pretty important in the tough times to come together and thank God to be grateful for what we have.
That’s what the Thanksgiving tradition is all about. Being grateful for what we have and indeed grateful for fellow Americans.