GOP Presidential Candidates Practice Pardoning a Turkey

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ABC News(WASHINGTON) — How is the president of the United States supposed to pardon a turkey?

Three Republican presidential hopefuls tried out their own turkey-pardoning skills with the Independent Journal.

Dr. Ben Carson said he was pardoning the turkey “for being ugly” while Carly Fiorina spent a lot of her time petting the turkey and offering it compliments.

Meanwhile, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio offered the turkey some cooking advice and said never to fry a frozen turkey.

Watch the full video from the Independent Journal below:

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