White House Reveals Names Of Turkeys To Be Pardoned By Trump This Thanksgiving

Bread and Butter, the National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate, are shown to members of the media during a press conference held by the National Turkey Federation at the Willard Hotel in Washington on Nov. 25, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images

The White House on Monday revealed the names of the two turkeys that will be pardoned by President Donald Trump as part of its a time-honored Thanksgiving tradition.

In a press release, The White House announced this year’s lucky contenders from North Carolina are Bread and Butter, and both will battle it out to receive a pardon from the president at the ceremony which falls on Nov.26.