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President Joe Biden made light of his 81st birthday Monday while pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House, then confused pop stars Taylor Swift and Britney Spears in a moment that underscored concerns about his age as he has increasingly leaned into humor in order to mitigate them.

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00:00 So I'm told by the Turkey Federation and Liberty and Bell,
00:05 they love Honeycrisp apples.
00:09 Not bad, huh?
00:11 Ice hockey.
00:13 I sure as hell would like to see them play ice hockey.
00:16 A thousand lakes and the Mall of America.
00:23 Now, just to get here, Liberty and Bell had to beat some tough odds,
00:27 the competition.
00:28 They had to work hard to show patience and be willing to travel over a thousand miles.
00:34 You could say even this is harder than getting a ticket to the Renaissance Tour or Rip Rittany's
00:42 Tour.
00:43 She's down in -- it's kind of warm in Brazil right now.
00:47 Look, folks, based on their commitment to being productive members of society as they
00:53 head to their new home at the University of Minnesota, I -- going to bring them on up
00:58 or do I do it there?
01:01 That's a big bird, man.
01:08 I'm impressed.
01:14 I hereby pardon Liberty and Bell.

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