China News Service, November 22, comprehensive report, on the 21st local time, US President Biden "pardoned" two turkeys named "chocolate" and "potato chips" to save them from being reduced to the Thanksgiving table. delicacies.
At the same time, Biden also played a "homophonic stalk" in his speech, teasing that the performance of the Republican Party in the midterm elections was far from meeting expectations.
According to the "New York Times" report, at the "pardon ceremony" held on the South Lawn of the White House that day, two large white turkeys were placed on the table next to Biden's podium.
Biden said, "'Chocolate' (Chocolate). Please forgive me! You are pardoned!"
On November 20, local time, two 2022 Thanksgiving "lucky" turkeys that will be "pardoned" by the President of the United States appeared in Washington.
The two turkeys from North Carolina were named Chocolate and Chip.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong
It is a holiday tradition at the White House that the president "pardons" a turkey before Thanksgiving.
This year's turkey "chocolate" is named after Biden's favorite ice cream flavor; Chip Act".
The pardoned turkeys will live in "retirement" on the North Carolina State University campus.
In addition, because the Democratic Party performed better than expected in the mid-term elections, it not only retained control of the Senate, but also lost to the Republicans in the House of Representatives by only a slight disadvantage.
Biden said, "(The turkey pardon) voting results have come out and have been verified. There is no ballot stuffing (meaning falsification of ballots), and there is no fowl play (sounds like foul play, foul play)."
Biden also said, “The only wave of red (the traditional color of the Republican Party) this season will be when our family’s German Shepherd, Commander, knocks over the cranberry sauce on the table.” (here The "red wave" that Republicans expected in the midterm elections did not materialize.)
After getting back to business, Biden extended Thanksgiving blessings to the medical staff fighting the new crown epidemic, and called on the American people to get the updated version of the new crown vaccine as soon as possible.
However, Biden did not mention that this year's Thanksgiving is the "most expensive Thanksgiving in history" brought about by continuous inflation in the United States.
According to the New York Times, the shortage of turkeys caused by bird flu, combined with inflation, "made the protagonist of the Thanksgiving meal not only difficult to find, but also more expensive than ever."
According to a CNN report, a survey released by the American Farm Bureau Federation on the 16th showed that due to rising food prices caused by inflation, the cost of Thanksgiving dinner this year will be 20% higher than last year.