"Just, you know, a nice summer afternoon, we're gonna go get an 18-pound turkey? Nobody does it cause turkey doesn't actually taste that good. But on Thanksgiving, on the most American holiday, I got a, I got a fan over here, on the most American holiday, we're gonna cook a turkey, by God, because that's what Americans do. We cook this gigantic American bird, and we do all kinds of crazy things to make it taste good."
"Nobody does it cause turkey doesn't actually taste that good. But on Thanksgiving, on the most American holiday, I got a, I got a fan over here, on the most American holiday, we're gonna cook a turkey, by God, because that's what Americans do. We cook this gigantic American bird, and we do all kinds of crazy things to make it taste good."
JD Vance spoke to troops at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Thanksgiving. He delivered a standup-style routine that included a turkey joke claiming turkey "doesn't actually taste that good" and describing people who insist they like turkey as "full of shit." He contrasted turkey unfavorably with chicken while noting that Americans nonetheless cook enormous turkeys on Thanksgiving. He emphasized cooking a turkey as a patriotic ritual and described doing "crazy things" to make the bird taste good. The joke generated awkward reactions from the audience and a viral social-media clip captured the exchange.
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