Trump jokingly warns the turkeys forgiven of story, summons to appear

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump pardoned two turkeys at the White House on Tuesday for the second time of his life in the annual tradition.

The President, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, this year granted grace to Peas, a 40-pound bird from South Dakota and his alternate Carrots. The winner and alternate have been selected in an online survey.

"The winner of this vote was decided by a fair and open election on the White House website," said Trump during the ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. Trump recently made groundless allegations that serious election fraud would have affected the results of the 2018 midterm elections.

"Unfortunately, Carrots refused to concede and asked for a recount," continued Trump. "And we continue to fight with carrots."

Accounts in the Florida governor and senator race lasted more than a week after the election. The Republicans were finally declared winners in both races.

Trump also warned the couple to be on the lookout for a push for investigation from the Democratic majority of the House.

"Even though Pois and Carrots have benefited from a presidential pardon, I warned them that the Democrats in the House risked sending them the two subpoenas," he said.

And despite the pardons, he says, they should not relax. "Unfortunately, I can not guarantee that your pardons will not be encouraged by the ninth circuit, which always happens."

Tribunals on the Ninth Circuit have, on a number of occasions, put on hold versions of Trump's travel bans, his efforts to end the delayed action program for child arrivals, taken to the US United without legal status as a child, and its willingness to force more severe application of immigration in the so-called "sanctuaries".

After the ceremony, Peas and Carrots will visit the nearby Virginia Tech University campus where they will spend the rest of their lives in "Gobbler's Rest", an enclosure run by the Department of Animal and Poultry Science. 'university.

"Gobbler's Rest" has been hosting pardoned turkeys for three years, starting with the latest birds of President Barack Obama, Tater and Tot. The pair was then joined by Trump's first pair of pardons, Drumstick and Wishbone. The four birds have died since.

The tradition of presidential pardons for turkey dates back to 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln spared the life of the Christmas turkey after a call from his son Tad, according to the White House Historical Association.