WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: U.S. President Donald Trump pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey Gobble alongside first lady Melania Trump (R) during the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump pardoned Gobble and alternate turkey Waddle, who were both raised in North Carolina and will live out the rest of their lives under the care of the Prestage Department of Poultry Science at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)