Biden, 80, falsely claims Delaware has the most chickens in the country

President Biden made a patently false statement while pardoning two turkeys at the White House on Monday, wrongly claiming that his home state of Delaware has the most chickens in the country.

“We have more chickens than anybody in the nation in Delaware, but we don’t have turkeys,” Biden, who turned 80 on Sunday, falsely claimed during the annual tradition.

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Delaware has an extensive list of farms that raise turkeys, which also contradicts the president’s claims that the birds are not found in the state, which is often referred to as the Blue Hen State.

President Biden speaks after roasting the national Thanksgiving turkey during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 21, 2022.
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However, the nation’s second-smallest state has a booming poultry industry with a chicken population that outnumbers its residents by 200:1. But Delaware’s chicken population doesn’t rank in the top 10 states in the nation, according to Statistica. And its poultry industry, worth an estimated $1.7 billion and providing 3,500 jobs, isn’t even in the top five in the U.S., according to the National Chicken Council.

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National Turkey Federation President Ronnie Parker and Alexa Starnes, daughter of the owner of Circle S Ranch, join President Biden as he pardons the chocolate turkey on the South Lawn of the White House on the 21 of November 2022.
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Biden on Monday pardoned two North Carolina turkeys, “Chocolate” and “Chip Paw,” which he said is his favorite flavor of ice cream.

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President Biden during the turkey pardon ceremony.
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The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.