Washington (CNN) — At 21 weeks of age and 45 pounds each, Apple and Cider would normally be prime candidates for Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Instead, the two California-born turkeys got a new lease on life Wednesday when President Obama pardoned them in a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.
“Now for the record, let me say that I feel pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November,” said Obama, referring to the staggering defeat his party suffered in congressional elections this month.
Obama celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the national Thanksgiving turkey presentation by sparing the two birds. Their names were chosen from more than 200 suggestions by California schoolchildren, a White House statement said.
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