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They Didn't Give A 'cluck' At The Turkey Pardoning
The annual presidential turkey pardon can admittedly be a corny ceremony. Throw in a few dad jokes, and you have a cringe-worthy time for any teenager, but both Sasha and Malia were harshly criticized for seeming too disinterested at the event in 2014. According to the Independent Journal Review, GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten called out both teens, telling them to "Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot at the bar" and "certainly don't make faces during televised, public events." Lauten later apologized.
Keep in mind, Malia and Sasha endured holiday jokes from the commander in cheese for years: "I want to take a moment to recognize the brave turkeys who weren't so lucky, who didn't get to ride the gravy train to freedom," he quipped in 2016. Can anyone really blame them for rolling their eyes?
At what would have been their last turkey pardon in 2016, the first daughters were given a reprieve of their own and chose not to attend the ceremony. Barack's much younger nephews came out to see the turkey instead, according to the Daily Mail.
