T-minus one hour until turkey pardoning time, folks!!

Key takeaways from the 2023 White House Turkey Pardon: - Liberty AND Bell got official pardons — a break from tradition! - It's also Biden's 81st birthday, and he joked he's younger than the 76-year-old pardoning tradition - So. Many. Gobbles.

🦃🦃🦃 And that's a wrap on the 2023 White House Turkey Pardon. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.

Weekend plans: - Thanksgiving prep - Wicked movie - ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR. (See you on Monday, turkey pardon fans) cnn.com/2024/11/20/pol…

THIS JUST IN: The 2024 White House Turkey Pardon turkeys are named Peach and Blossom.

GOOD MORNING. It's a beautiful day to pardon some turkeys.

T-minus one hour, folks.

Peach and Blossom are getting ready to make their pardon debuts. "These are beautiful turkeys — I mean, just specimens to behold."

🦃 🦃 🦃 We're eagerly awaiting the start of the 2024 White House Turkey Pardon. You can watch it live here: youtube.com/watch?v=p2A5uG…

HERE WE GO.

Biden shares that this year's turkeys — Peach and Blossom — are named after the Delaware state flower, the Peach Blossom. This explains the move away from food related names that we've seen in years past.

Peach gets a gobble in before his official pardon!

And Peach and Blossom are PARDONED.

"Let me close on a more serious note," Biden says, noting that this is his last holiday season as president. "It's been the honor of my life." (Peach and Blossom are still gobbling softly in the background during this "serious" part.)

God bless America. God bless this weird tradition. God bless Peach and Blossom.

And that's all from the 2024 White House Turkey Pardon! As always, it's been a pleasure to spend this kooky day with all of you. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all, from my weird corner of the internet to yours.