WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speak before 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: Waddle, the National Thanksgiving Turkey alternate, visits the White House press briefing room ahead of the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will pardon Waddle as an alternate turkey and another turkey named Gobble, 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: Waddle, the National Thanksgiving Turkey alternate, visits the White House press briefing room ahead of the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will pardon Waddle as an alternate turkey and another turkey named Gobble, 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)

CAPTION CORRECTION: Please note that in image number(s) 2248383191,2248383138,2248383136,2248383117,2248382828,2248382649,2248382617,2248382551,2248382446, the name is incorrect. It should be Nicholas "Niko" Robert Riccio NOT Niko Leavitt. We apologize for any inconvenience. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: Waddle, the National Thanksgiving Turkey alternate, shares the stage with Nicholas "Niko" Riccio, Karoline Leavitt's son in the White House press briefing room , ahead of the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation on November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will pardon Waddle as an alternate turkey and another turkey named Gobble, 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: Waddle, the National Thanksgiving Turkey alternate, visits the White House press briefing room ahead of the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation on November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will pardon Waddle as an alternate turkey and another turkey named Gobble, 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: Waddle, the National Thanksgiving Turkey alternate, visits the White House press briefing room ahead of the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation on November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will pardon Waddle as an alternate turkey and another turkey named Gobble, 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and her son Niko welcome Waddle, the alternate to the National Thanksgiving turkey, to the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump will pardon Waddle and National Turkey Gobble, 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and her son Niko welcome Waddle, the alternate to the National Thanksgiving turkey, to the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump will pardon Waddle and National Turkey Gobble, 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)