Gov. Cooper will join Bidens in DC for turkey pardoning, in NC for 'Friendsgiving' with military families
The President and First Lady will be celebrating Thanksgiving with service members and military families at the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point.
Posted — UpdatedAt 11:15 a.m., hours before traveling to North Carolina, Biden will pardon two turkeys from North Carolina. He will be joined at the White House by Gov. Cooper and Kristin Cooper.
The turkeys, named "Chocolate" and "Chip," arrived in Washington, D.C., on Sunday and were put up at a hotel ahead of the big day.
Chocolate and Chip are from Monroe, just outside Charlotte.
After their pardon, they will move back to N.C., where they will live out the rest of their days at N.C. State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
The Bidens are scheduled to arrive in N.C. by 5:30 p.m.
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