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President Donald Trump pardoned two North Carolina turkeys named Gobble and Waddle at the White House.

The annual presidential turkey pardon is a 78-year-old tradition, though the official pardoning began in 1989.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein also pardoned two turkeys, named Krispy and Kreme, ahead of Thanksgiving.

Two turkeys raised in North Carolina are getting a reprieve this Thanksgiving. Thanks to President Donald Trump, Gobble and Waddle will be no one's Thanksgiving meal.

The two turkeys, raised by Travis Pittman of North Carolina and under the direction of The National Turkey Federation Chairman and Butterball CEO Jay Jandrain, were pardoned Nov. 25.Trump continued the beloved, if not eccentric, tradition of ceremonially pardoning two turkeys at the Whi

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