Live stream: President Trump pardons the official White House turkey

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WASHINGTON -- President Trump will continue the White House tradition and pardon the Thanksgiving Turkey.

This year, there are two turkeys named Peas and Carrots and America will vote on who gets pardoned.

The pair traveled from South Dakota and were raised on a farm near Huron.

Peas and Carrots were selected to travel to Washington, D.C., where one will become the National Thanksgiving Turkey and the other its alternate.

After the pardoning, the turkeys will go to Virginia Tech’s “Gobblers Rest” exhibit in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate are available for the public to visit and learn about the university’s teaching, research and outreach programs in animal and poultry sciences and veterinary medicine.

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