{"id":2514774,"date":"2025-11-26T10:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-saved-turkeys-from-being-deported-to-notorious-foreign-prison-in-hilarious-moment\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:22:19","slug":"trump-says-he-saved-turkeys-from-being-deported-to-notorious-foreign-prison-in-hilarious-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-saved-turkeys-from-being-deported-to-notorious-foreign-prison-in-hilarious-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Saved Turkeys from Being Deported to Notorious Foreign Prison in Hilarious Moment"},"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\">30<\/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-says-he-saved-turkeys-from-being-deported-to-notorious-foreign-prison-in-hilarious-moment%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=2514774&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 humorously remarked during teh traditional Turkey Pardon ceremony that he saved two turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, from being deported to El Salvador&#8217;s notorious terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). He jokingly mentioned that some of his staff had nearly sent the birds to this prison, which houses illegal immigrant criminals such as gang members and offenders involved in serious crimes. The pardoned turkeys,from a North Carolina farm,will now live out their lives at North Carolina State University.The article also touches on the Trump administration&#8217;s stricter immigration policies, including the deportation of criminals like suspected MS-13 member Kilmar abrego Garcia to el Salvador, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-goes-nuts-during-classified-briefing-on-ukraine-after-his-gop-colleagues-bring-up-border-security-report\/\" title=\"Schumer gets upset during Ukraine briefing when GOP mentions border security: Report\">ongoing political tensions surrounding<\/a> these actions.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump joked on Tuesday that he saved two turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, from being deported to the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, also known as CECOT, in El Salvador.<\/p>\n<p>Trump pardoned the turkeys at the traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-declares-bidens-turkey-pardons-last-year-null-void-shows-mercy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey Pardon<\/a> in the Rose Garden. The president joked that the turkeys were saved from the infamous El Salvadoran prison, where illegal immigrant criminals have been sent since he reentered office.<\/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=\"5000\">Some of my more enthusiastic staffers were already drafting the paperwork to ship Gobble <\/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=\"5000\" data-end=\"9340\">and Waddle straight to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-weighs-contempt-over-venezuelan-deportations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Judge weighs contempt over Venezuelan deportations - Washington Examiner\">terrorist confinement center<\/a> in El Salvador.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:11\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"10500\" data-end=\"12560\">And even those birds don&rsquo;t want to be there.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"opacity-80 text-sm\" data-timestamp=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:13\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"12760\" data-end=\"13700\">You know what I mean. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:14\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"13800\" data-end=\"14440\">It was tough.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:15\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"14820\" data-end=\"16680\">I&rsquo;d like to thank the president of that country.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:17\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"16820\" data-end=\"20100\">They do a rather efficient job,&rdquo; Trump said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">POULTRY POLICY: President Trump jokes that staffers nearly sent Gobble and Waddle to the Terrorist Confinement Center in El Salvador instead of granting them a Thanksgiving pardon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TupE5B2416\">pic.twitter.com\/TupE5B2416<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1993374394501013812?\">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); 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Because of Trump&rsquo;s pardon, they will live the rest of their lives at North Carolina State University.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal immigrants who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-accused-of-locking-woman-in-cell-in-oregon-faces-rape-kidnapping-charges-in-separate-case\/\" title=\"Oregon man accused of imprisoning woman in cell now faces charges of rape and kidnapping in unrelated case.\">committed heinous acts<\/a>, including murder, sexual assault, rape, and drug trafficking, reside in El Salvador as a result of Trump&rsquo;s crackdown of illegal immigration. The administration deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected MS-13 gang member who has been accused of human smuggling and of beating his wife, to the prison.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration stated that Garcia had been deported due to an error, though they stood by his deportation due to his criminal record and illegal entry into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers, including Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, traveled to El Salvador in April to stand in solidarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-plans-deport-maryland-man-abrego-garcia-liberia-within-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garcia<\/a> and protest his deportation.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia returned to the U.S. and is currently being held in Philadelphia. He currently <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faces federal human smuggling charges<\/a>. The administration is now trying to deport him to Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele told reporters during an April 14 Oval Office <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/04\/14\/el-salvador-bukele-ms-13-gang-member-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meeting<\/a> with Trump that he wouldn&rsquo;t &ldquo;smuggle&rdquo; Garcia back into the U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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During the customary Turkey Pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden, Trump joked that his staff had nearly arranged for the turkeys to be deported to this notorious prison, where illegal immigrant criminals have been detained since his return to office. He thanked El Salvador&#8217;s president for efficiently managing the facility. The turkeys, raised by Travis and Amanda Pittman of Wayne County, North Carolina, will now live out their lives at North Carolina State University thanks to Trump&#8217;s pardon. Meanwhile, under Trump&#8217;s immigration policies, individuals accused of serious crimes such as murder and drug trafficking have been deported to El Salvador. One such case involved Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected MS-13 gang member who was deported but later returned to face federal charges in the U.S., with ongoing efforts by the administration to send him elsewhere<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2514775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-11-26T001930.584.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6184,3634,67746],"class_list":["post-2514774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deportation","tag-trump","tag-turkeys-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-11-26T001930.584.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514774"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514778,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514774\/revisions\/2514778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}