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Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

November 23, 2016 4:50 pm

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Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera gathered from social media and presented for your enjoyment.

President Barack Obama fulfilled the traditional role of pardoning turkeys for Thanksgiving today, and as usual, did so with a slew of terrible puns.

Tot-ally pleased to announce the people’s choice for the 2016 National #Thanksgiving Turkey: #TeamTot! #WHTurkeyPardon pic.twitter.com/BPezrzrQah

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 23, 2016

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And Tater and Tot weren’t the only ones spared from suffering today — Sasha and Malia Obama managed to avoid the barrage of dad jokes for the first time in 8 years.

“Yes, we cran.” —@POTUS pardons the 2016 National Thanksgiving Turkeys, Tater and Tot #WHTurkeyPardon https://t.co/fspxmfkFKb

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 23, 2016

Daisy Thornton

Daisy Thornton is Federal News Network’s digital managing editor. In addition to her editing responsibilities, she covers federal management, workforce and technology issues. She is also the commentary editor; email her your letters to the editor and pitches for contributed bylines.

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