{"id":2514754,"date":"2025-11-26T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reveals-why-he-didnt-name-pardoned-turkeys-chuck-and-nancy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T09:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:20:03","slug":"trump-reveals-why-he-didnt-name-pardoned-turkeys-chuck-and-nancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reveals-why-he-didnt-name-pardoned-turkeys-chuck-and-nancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reveals Why He Didn&#8217;t Name Pardoned Turkeys Chuck And Nancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-reveals-why-he-didnt-name-pardoned-turkeys-chuck-and-nancy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump pardoned two turkeys named gobble and Waddle as part of the customary Thanksgiving White House turkey pardon. In a humorous remark, Trump said that if the turkeys had been named Chuck and Nancy-referring to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and former House speaker nancy Pelosi-they would not have been pardoned. he emphasized that he would never pardon these two political figures, despite any personal persuasion, highlighting their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-responds-to-second-trump-assassination-attempt-by-blaming-the-victim\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton Responds to Second ... Assassination Attempt by Blaming the Victim\">contentious political history<\/a>, including PelosiS role in impeaching Trump twice and schumer&#8217;s vote to convict him. Pelosi announced her upcoming retirement in 2027, which Trump celebrated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said two pardoned turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, would not have received a pardon if their names were Chuck and Nancy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump pardoned Gobble and Waddle, two turkeys from Wayne County, North Carolina, as part of the annual White House tradition of pardoning two turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The president joked that the turkeys lucked out with their names as he could never pardon Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer or former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;The turkeys being pardoned today go by the names Gobble and Waddle. When I first saw their pictures&hellip; I was going to call them Chuck and Nancy &mdash; but then I realized I wouldn&rsquo;t be pardoning them. I would never pardon those two people.&rdquo; &#129315; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XuhIbTGUbI\">pic.twitter.com\/XuhIbTGUbI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1993368386395685351?\">November 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:00\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"4890\">The turkeys being pardoned today go by the names of Gobble and Waddle. When I<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:05\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"4890\" data-end=\"10190\">first saw their pictures I thought we should send them, well, I was gonna, I<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:10\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"10190\" data-end=\"15930\">shouldn&rsquo;t say this, I was gonna call them Chuck and Nancy, but then I realized I<\/span><\/span><span class=\"opacity-80 text-sm\" data-timestamp=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:16\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"15930\" data-end=\"20850\">wouldn&rsquo;t be pardoning them. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:16\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"15930\" data-end=\"20850\">I would never pardon those two people. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:16\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"15930\" data-end=\"20850\">I wouldn&rsquo;t<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:21\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"20850\" data-end=\"24930\">pardon them. I wouldn&rsquo;t care what Melania told me, &lsquo;Darling, I think it would be a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"opacity-80 text-sm\" data-timestamp=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:25\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"24930\" data-end=\"26650\">nice thing to do.&rsquo; I won&rsquo;t do it, darling,&rdquo; Trump said.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gobble &amp; Waddle living their best life.<\/p>\n<p>&#127482;&#127480; Don&rsquo;t miss the Presidential Turkey Pardon &mdash; 12 PM EST! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YwCtCdn3Mz\">pic.twitter.com\/YwCtCdn3Mz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1993353700434199001?\">November 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pelosi voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-impeached.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">impeach<\/a> Trump twice during his first term, first in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/11\/13\/new-york-post-impeachment-donald-trump-circus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019<\/a> and the second time in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats, under the leadership of Pelosi, charged Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in connection to Trump urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to release information on Hunter Biden&rsquo;s business dealings with his country before the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer voted to convict Trump during both his impeachments. He called Trump&rsquo;s second acquittal a &ldquo;vote for infamy,&rdquo; which related to the president&rsquo;s alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2020 State of the Union, Pelosi famously tore up a copy of his speech after he finished addressing Congress.<\/p>\n<p>She recently called Trump a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-rants-about-trump-calling-him-vile-creature-calls-republicans-puppets-of-trump\/\" title=\"... rants about ... calling him \u2018vile creature,\u2019 calls Republicans \u2018puppets of ...\u2019\">vile creature&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;the worst thing on the face of the Earth&rdquo; during a CNN interview on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/06\/an-evil-woman-president-trump-celebrates-tremendous-liability-nancy-pelosis-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrated<\/a> Pelosi&rsquo;s upcoming retirement in 2027, which she announced on Nov. 6. 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