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Bread and Butter, the two turkeys who will fight for President Trump’s White House pardon on Tuesday, are making the most of their trip to Washington, DC.
The lucky birds were housed in a luxurious suite at the Willard InterContinental hotel on Sunday.
Normally booking a suite at The Willard will cost at least $200 a night, but Bread and Butter got the red carpet this time around.
A press conference was held at the hotel on Sunday to announce the names of the birds.
The turkeys, which were picked in North Carolina, were named by the President and First Lady Melania Trump.
The National Turkey Federation submitted a list of 15 name pairs.
The two turkeys that will be vying for President Trump’s pardon are seen above at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on Monday
The birds seemed to be having fun in the hotel’s luxury suite
The two birds were named Bread (left) and Butter (right) by President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump
The birds were collected from North Carolina and sent to Washington, DC
While the Trumps had the option of choosing their own name, they opted for Bread and Butter, which was on the list.
Although one of the turkeys receives the coveted pardon, both will be spared the fate of their fellow turkeys who will find themselves on dinner tables across America for Thanksgiving.
Butter, who weighs 47 pounds, is a fan of bagpipes, NASCAR and sweet potato fries, according to the New York Post.
Her boyfriend, Bread, weighs 45 pounds, is a Cheerwine soda fan and loves listening to bluegrass music.
He also happens to be a college basketball fan.
The tradition of the president pardoning a turkey started unofficially when Abraham Lincoln was in the White House.
Honest Abe, who was an animal lover, told his staff to save the bird after it was given to him as a gift.
Lincoln’s son had also developed an affection for the animal.
Butter, who weighs 47 pounds, is a fan of bagpipes, NASCAR and sweet potato fries. Her boyfriend, Bread, weighs 45 pounds, is a fan of Cheerwine soda and likes to listen to bluegrass music
The tradition to forgive turkeys was made an official proclamation by President George H.W. Bush in 1989
The White House released an informal poll on Twitter asking the public which bird deserves the president’s coveted pardon
Bread weighs 45 pounds, is a fan of Cheerwine soda and likes to listen to bluegrass music
Butter, who weighs 47 pounds, is a fan of bagpipes, NASCAR and sweet potato fries
Many other presidents received turkeys as gifts, but instead of sparing the bird, they got it for dinner.
Both Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower received a National Poultry Council turkey and eggs at a public event – to eat later.
It was John F. Kennedy in 1963 who started the public trend of sparing a given turkey at the White House.
JFK did the good deed just three days before he was assassinated in Dallas.
Subsequent presidents – Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan – also received turkeys, although it is unclear whether they spared them.
Reagan’s successor, George HW Bush, formalized Turkey’s pardon when he issued a proclamation in 1989.
Since then, every president – Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Trump – has remained true to tradition.
Turkey called “Trump” is pardoned on Long Island
A Long Island hotel has decided to pardon a turkey, ‘Trump’ (left), who shares a birthday with the president (right)
This Trump need not worry about impeachment.
A historic Long Island hotel has pardoned “Trump the Turkey”.
The Milleridge Inn in Jericho, New York, held a ceremony Wednesday to make it official — the orange-red haired bird who was born the same day as the president will not be eaten that day or any other Thanksgiving.
“Trump will be spared the chopping off of his head and any impeachment process because he is loved by everyone,” hostel owner Butch Yamali said.
Trump will lay down the rest of his life at a turkey farm in Virginia about 15 miles from the White House.
Yamali said while his hotel is expected to serve 2,000 turkeys to guests, his staff have fallen in love with Trump.
“With everyone talking about impeachment, we thought we’d save this bird,” he said. Patch.
“You may not like our president…you may like him, you may hate him.
“But this bird is loved by everyone, and we want it to be around for a long time.”
The Milleridge Inn has been forgiving turkeys for 10 years.
This is the first time a turkey has been named after a president.
Yamali said there was no political message behind the decision.
“Not at all,” he said.
“It’s purely a community event that we decided to do.
“It’s a lucky bird.”
The turkey, with its orange-red hair and round build, has become a staff favorite at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho
