Watch: White House gives turkeys five-star hotel treatment ahead of annual Thanksgiving pardoning

The White House this week dropped a rather surreal clip: two turkeys checking into Washington DC’s swanky Willard InterContinental Hotel, complete with a red carpet and their very own hotel room.

These feathered guests, soon-to-be pardoned by President Donald Trump in the time-honoured Thanksgiving ceremony, strutted into their plush digs, as historic as it was absurd.

The video is the latest instalment in the annual ritual, where the chosen birds enjoy VIP treatment before being officially spared from the table.

Talk about pampered poultry.

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