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Trump Pardons Iowa Turkey Named Corn

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   It's official. At a ceremony Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden, a
   broad-breasted turkey named Corn received the annual presidential
   pardon ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday.

   "Corn, I hereby give you a full pardon," said President Donald Trump,
   who was flanked by first lady Melania Trump and other guests. "Thank
   you, Corn."

   His brother, Cob, wasn't so lucky. The White House ran a poll on
   Twitter, asking those on the social media platform which one of the two
   turkeys Trump should pardon.

   The turkeys, which are bred and fed for size, were raised by Ron
   Kardel, National Turkey Federation chairman and a sixth-generation
   turkey, corn and soybean farmer from Walcott, Iowa.

   According to the White House website, Corn, whose favorite snack is
   sweet corn, was hatched on July 20, 2020, and weighs just over 19
   kilograms. Cob, whose favorite food is soybeans, was hatched on the
   same day and weighs just over 18.5 kilograms.

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