How adorbs! President Obama brought his nephews to the White House Turkey Pardon Ceremony because his daughters can't take his dad jokes for an eighth year in a row. Ha! Pics inside, plus video of YBF Teen Sasha Obama joining her fam to feed the vets.
Saved! POTUS pardoned a turkey named Tot (and we hear he also went ahead and pardoned his homie Tater too) yesterday in the Rose Garden at the National Thanksgiving Turkey ceremony. He brought his super cute nephews Austin and Aaron Robinson to help him with his Presidential Pardoning duties. Prez O revealed his daughters -- who have been there the last 7 years -- had a scheduling conflict which actually means they just couldn't take his corny dad jokes anymore.
The Dad-In-Chief also thanked America for trusting him for two terms:
"Let me just say one last thing before I spare these turkeys’ lives. On this Thanksgiving, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the American people for the trust that you’ve placed in me over these last eight years and the incredible kindness that you’ve shown my family. On behalf of Michelle, and my mother-in-law, and our girls, we want to thank you so very, very much."
This was the 69th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation which reflects upon the time-honored traditions of Thanksgiving, and to wish American families a safe and healthy Thanksgiving. Check it below:
Afterwards, Sasha -- looking cute in dark lipstick and glasses -- joined her parents and cousins to serve Thanksgiving dinner to residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington:
Fab!
BONUS: If you're wondering what President O told his daughters about Trump becoming President, he revealed to The New Yorker during an in-depth interview:
"Societies and cultures are really complicated. ... This is not mathematics; this is biology and chemistry. These are living organisms, and it's messy. And your job as a citizen and as a decent human being is to constantly affirm and lift up and fight for treating people with kindness and respect and understanding."
"And you should anticipate that at any given moment there's going to be flare-ups of bigotry that you may have to confront, or may be inside you and you have to vanquish. And it doesn't stop. ... You don't get into a fetal position about it. You don't start worrying about apocalypse. You say, O.K., where are the places where I can push to keep it moving forward."
Photos: Pete Souza
