WASHINGTON — Despite having committed no crime, two turkeys will be pardoned by the president on Tuesday, in one of the strangest American traditions of the holidays.

One of the two turkeys that President Donald Trump will pardon appeared in the briefing room ahead of the Rose Garden ceremony.

The 50-pound bird named Waddle waddled near the podium where press secretary Karoline Leavitt usually addresses reporters.

“Waddle, want to give us a gobble?” Leavitt asked. The turkey obliged.

“Very on message!” Leavitt said.

This year, Trump will pardon turkeys Gobble and Waddle, named through an online vote led by North Carolina students. Usually, the birds are kept secret until a press conference hosted by the National Turkey Federation. But the Trump administration debuted them early this y

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