Be thankful for this meme of President Donald Trump pardoning his first turkey.
Trump did the honors for a bird named Drumstick and a friend Wishbone on Tuesday, and it wasn’t long before people online began commenting on and manipulating the images of the presidential Thanksgiving tradition in various amusing ways.
On Reddit, a so-called Photoshop battle blew up over one particular snap:
Over on Twitter, some people imagined what Drumstick was thinking, while others questioned why Trump had opted to grant freedom to a white turkey:
Pardoned Trump Turkey appeals pardon; requests “sweet relief of death” adding “you’re an embarassing moron”. pic.twitter.com/VKjp4YImoT
— Larry Murphy (@LarryMurphyJr) November 21, 2017
why didn't the turkey do a backflip in trump's face we all wanted it so bad
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) November 21, 2017
happy turkey pardon day! pic.twitter.com/vZb6iOOmbk
— David Mack (@davidmackau) November 21, 2017
Today: @realDonaldTrump pardons the #thanksgiving turkey.
— Alex Haditaghi (@Alexhaditaghi) November 21, 2017
Tomorrow: president Trump tweets about the "ungrateful turkey" should have thanked him for not being cooked!#TuesdayThoughts #turkeypardon
Nice try, Mike Flynn! #turkeypardon pic.twitter.com/gRQKoLQpZ0
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 21, 2017
To be fair, there could still be state crimes the turkeys have to answer for.
— Matt Berman (@Mr_Berman) November 21, 2017
Just glad no one drove a MARTA bus in front of the turkey pardon ceremony. pic.twitter.com/KXIQPcNp4a
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 21, 2017
Trump is saying nicer things about Drumstick, a turkey, than any Dreamer he’s ever mentioned. #turkeypardon
— Ana Breton (@missbreton) November 21, 2017
For Thanksgiving Donald Trump is going to pardon a turkey and then yell at it for 14 hours for not thanking him properly
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 19, 2017
President Trump didn’t pardon the whole turkey, just the white meat.
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) November 21, 2017
Trump finds a way to pardon the only white turkey in the history of turkeys pic.twitter.com/cIzXKJOeNv
— Blake Wexler (@BlakeWexler) November 21, 2017
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