Turkey visits White House briefing room ahead of presidential pardon

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00:00Hello, everybody. We have Waddle.

00:11It's Waddle. It's Waddle.

00:13Come on in, Waddle. Hi, guys.

00:17Waddle, any comments on your face?

00:23Come on up, Waddle. Welcome to the press briefing room.

00:29Do you guys have any questions about the bird?

00:32Yes. Waddle, please look around the room. How many turkeys do you see?

00:38What's Waddle's life been like?

00:41Waddle's life has been wonderful living on the farm in North Carolina with our grower Travis Pittman

00:47and the National Turkey Federation Chairman Jay Jandrin.

00:50He, along with Gobble, who you'll see a little bit later, they've been given the luxury experience,

00:56but they're raised just like any commercial turkey operation.

00:59They're just given a little bit of extra tender love and care because they're going to go meet the big guy.

01:04What does Waddle plan to do with this new lease on life?

01:07Well, they're going to be retiring to North Carolina State University,

01:10where they're going to go and be turkey ambassadors for our industry.

01:14Hi, Waddle.

01:16Oh my goodness, he's a beautiful bird.

01:18Yes, very beautiful.

01:19Oh, you want to give us a gobble?

01:27Very on message.

01:29He spreads the turkey gospel.

01:31What do you think, buddy?

01:33Gobble, gobble?

01:34That's