Donald Trump made fun of his on-running political rivalry with Barack Obama as he pardoned a turkey called Drumstick for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Fulfilling a presidential tradition, Mr Trump took to the White House lawn alongside his wife Melania and son Baron and made a self-deprecating speech.

The US president said that while he had developed a reputation for overturning Mr Obama’s decisions, he would not attempt to unpick his predecessor’s pardon of the turkeys Tater and Tot.