‘Congratulations, birds’: Biden jokes fall flat as he pardons Thanksgiving turkeys

President makes age jokes as 81st birthday coincided with White House tradition but vintage comedy it was not

He had his turn at the White House, made all the right noises and now, getting on a bit, is heading for a quiet retirement.

Sadly for the millions of voters who tell opinion pollsters they want him to make way for someone younger, it is not Joe Biden, but a turkey named Liberty who is about to put his feet up.