One of the duties of the US president is to “pardon” two turkeys before Thanksgiving.
Just such a cute appearance, Donald Trump now falls on his feet.
Washington
- The
US President Donald Trump
,
who will soon be
leaving
office voluntarily, has made two very weird appearances
.
One of them ran according to the usual standards.
The other broke all expectations.
And as a bonus, a two-year-old clip became a bizarre hit online.
Donald Trump: US President conjures up a “holy number” - and a little later practices humor
Trump appeared in
front of the cameras
on Tuesday in the
White House
very spontaneously, with a few minutes' notice.
The occasion was a new
Dow Jones record
- Trump used the greatest possible words and described the 30,000 points of the US stock index as a
"sacred number"
.
"Nobody thought that he would ever see that," said Trump during his one-minute appearance at the side of his
deputy Mike Pence
.
In the evening, Trump saved two
turkeys
from death
according to US tradition
.
In the garden of the White House on Tuesday he granted the turkey "Corn" the official pardon.
Together with “Cob” (piston), “Corn” will live at the
University of Iowa
.
The White House had previously put an online vote again on which of the two turkeys should become the national Thanksgiving turkey.
Trump practiced humor: “Thanksgiving is a special day for turkeys.
Not a particularly good one if you think about it, ”he said.
A
two-year-old video
received more attention on Tuesday
.
The
turkey pardon for
Trump in
2018
mutated late to become a hit on the net.
The reason: The sequence seemed to be a preview of the
situation after the 2020 US election
- with almost prophetic qualities.
The focus was on a turkey called “Carrots”, in English “Carrots”.
US election makes old Trump video a hit on the net: "That was a fair election ..."
Because: "That was a fair election", were Trump's words two years ago in the free choice of the
"National Thanksgiving Turkey"
, which is pardoned by the president.
“Unfortunately, Carrots
refused to admit his election defeat
and asked for a recount.
We have come to a decision.
Carrots, I'm sorry to tell you, the results haven't changed.
What bad luck for carrots. "
FLASHBACK: In 2018, President Trump attacked Carrots the turkey for refusing to concede he had lost the vote on the White House turkey pardon contest.
"This was a fair election ... unfortunately, Carrots refused to concede and demanded a recount."
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At that time, “Carrots'” competitor “Peas” won;
"Peas".
"Better than satire," wrote a
user.
Another commentator suggested calling Trump “Carrots” from now on.
It remains to be seen whether the old - and traditional - twist will be repeated in the ceremony.
Because in the end, both turkeys are always kept from the oven.
The possible correspondence of the process seems clear: According to reports, Trump is thinking of running again in 2024. And so could be the winner again.
USA: Trump makes memorable appearances - but Joe Biden completed the more important one
Thanksgiving on Thursday is the
US version of Thanksgiving
and the most important
family celebration
in the US.
Like the currently heavily debated Christmas in Germany, Thanksgiving in Corona times literally has a bitter aftertaste.
Despite the
corona pandemic
, millions of people will travel to their relatives again this year, which is of great concern to health authorities and experts.
However, Trump's elected successor
Joe Biden
completed the appearance with the greatest political significance in the USA on Tuesday
.
He presented parts of his new team in Wilmington - and announced: "America is back." (
AFP / fn
)
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