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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

This swine life: pig named Six Seven pardoned by Miami-Dade mayor

An image of a small piglet.
‘This pig is innocent. She is worthy of this pardon. She has committed zero crimes,’ said the Miami-Dade mayor. Photograph: Courtesy of Latin Cafe 2000 / @WorldRedEye

It might not have been at the same level as pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys, or January 6 US capitol attack participants – but the mayor of Miami-Dade had her own Donald Trump moment on Tuesday in ritually sparing the life of a pig named Six Seven.

Daniella Levine Cava performed the seasonal stunt in the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the heart of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, where the immigrant population has also been affected by Trump’s aggressive new policies targeting them.

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