Tim Walz Accepts Turkey Presentation as He Eases Back Into His Duties as Minnesota’s Governor

Gov. Tim Walz (2nd R) accepts the symbolic presentation of a turkey from Paisley VonBerge, a Future Farmers of America leader from Hutchinson, at the Minnesota State Capitol on Nov. 26, 2024, as state Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and First Lady Gwen Walz look on. Steve Karnowski/AP Photo

ST. PAUL, Minn.—As feathers flew, Tim Walz accepted the symbolic presentation of a turkey Tuesday as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota’s governor following the Harris–Walz ticket’s defeat in the presidential election.

Unlike the Minnesota-grown turkeys that President Joe Biden pardoned at the White House on Monday, Walz didn’t pardon this turkey, he said, “because in Minnesota we know turkeys are delicious.”