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<p>Melania Trump kept warm in a $9,400 Dior coat while attending the National Thanksgiving Turkey pardoning at the White House on Tuesday.</p> <p>The statement piece from the fashion house's Pre-Fall 2018/Winter 2019 collection features a red, black, and white geometric pattern.</p>

President Trump made light of the contentious recent elections as he conducted the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardon in the White House’s Rose Garden on Tuesday. The online vote to choose which of two South Dakota-bred turkeys — Peas or Carrots —, would join Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, right-wing polemicist Dinesh D’Souza, and last year’s winners, Drumstick and Wishbone, as beneficiaries of a Trump pardon was untainted by fraud, the president said.

A communications director for a GOP congressman has apologized for saying the first daughters weren’t showing “class” and were wearing clothes fit for a “spot at a bar” during this week’s turkey pardoning ceremony.

Thanksgiving is drawing nigh and with it, PETA's annual war on the holiday that features a lot of indulgence of turkey, stuffing, and other delightful confections. Oddly enough, President Obama is the object of their ire. Noting the annual pardoning of the thanksgiving turkey, PETA accused the president of "pimping" for the turkey industry and offered a lurid description of how the wonderful, succulent animal is slaughtered for the table.

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush, sounding hoarse (as though he has a cold), delivered his weekly radio address from the ranch in Crawford today, as he and his family continued to enjoy the holiday together. Former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush spent Thanksgiving at the ranch along with their granddaughters, Jenna and Barbara. Even on a holiday, President Bush had work to do. He has frozen the U.S. assets of 128 people and 33 entities deemed to be "hindering democratic reform in Zimbabwe," including President Robert Mugabe. On Thanksgiving Day, President Bush said that he is...

THANKSGIVING WEEK in the United States involves an official ceremony. Since 1947 the President has spared a “national turkey” and its mate from the oven and released them to some institution to live out their days together. So it was that George W. Bush pardoned “Marshmallow” and “Yam” and sent them off to Disneyland. Personally, I’d rather be basted. Which is what the President must have felt like recently. His photocall with the large bird prompted imaginative newspaper headlines such as “spot the turkey” or “it’s the one on the right wearing the tie who is getting stuffed this time”....

Today the President had a light scedule. Most likely to catch up on his rest after his very busy trip to the far east for the APEC meeting. His only public appearance today was to grant teh traditional Pardon to "Marshmallow and Yam" in the annual Turkey Ceremony