<div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--header-media cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="connatix-wrapper" style="width:100%;height:auto;display:block;position:relative"><div class="loading-message"><span class="loading-message__loading">LOADING</span><span class="loading-message__error">ERROR LOADING</span></div><div data-ready="true" class="connatix-player" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;height:100%"><img fetchpriority="high" class="connatix-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true" alt="" src="https://img.connatix.com/3b879b22-1300-4581-9ab4-6ecb3b234666/1_th.jpg?crop=480:270,smart&amp;width=480&amp;height=270&amp;format=jpeg&amp;quality=60&amp;fit=crop" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9" width="100%" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> on Monday pardoned his final two turkeys as president, ahead of Thanksgiving.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>And Jimmy Fallon roasted the outgoing POTUS with a few gags.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>“Yep, Biden promised that the turkeys would not get killed this November. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/democratic-party">Democrats</a> were like, ‘Hey, that’s what you said to us,’” Fallon zinged at one point.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>He also mocked returning president <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>: “I hope everyone enjoyed the pardoning, because next year, under Trump, those turkeys will be <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/topic/matt-gaetz">Matt Gaetz</a> and Rudy Giuliani.”</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Watch Fallon’s full monologue here:</p></div><div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="js-react-hydrator" data-component-name="YouTube" data-component-id="3350" data-component-props="{&quot;itemType&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:7,&quot;contentIndexByType&quot;:2,&quot;contentListType&quot;:&quot;embed&quot;,&quot;code&quot;:&quot;<div style=\&quot;left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\&quot;><iframe src=\&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/wAhu0g_4RQQ?rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\&quot; style=\&quot;top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\&quot; allowfullscreen scrolling=\&quot;no\&quot; allow=\&quot;accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\&quot; id=\&quot;youtube-embed-wAhu0g_4RQQ-5463\&quot;></iframe></div>&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&quot;,&quot;author_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-Th83bH_thdKZDJCrn88g&quot;,&quot;cache_age&quot;:86400,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Jimmy addresses the latest news, like storms threatening to derail Thanksgiving travel, President Biden pardoning two turkeys from Minnesota and Gladiator II releasing in theaters.\n\nThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 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The "Tonight Show" host also burned President Joe Biden with Thanksgiving-themed gags.{ai:summary}<p>President Joe Biden pardoned his final two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving. Comedian Jimmy Fallon humorously criticized Biden's promise to spare the turkeys, drawing parallels to Democratic discontent. Fallon also jested about Donald Trump's potential return, suggesting next year's pardons could involve political figures.</p><p>#politics</p>

Jimmy Fallon Cooks Trump Allies With Turkey Pardon Punchline

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