Waddle and Gobble meet the press and enjoy their room at the Willard InterContinental Hotel before the annual pardoning ceremony at the White House.

One of the National Thanksgiving Turkeys, Waddle from North Carolina, waits in its room a day ahead of its Thanksgiving holiday pardoning at the White House, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., November 24, 2025.

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