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Summary

Trump recently shared a provocative column on Truth Social titled "Shut Up About Egg Prices — Trump Is Saving Consumers Millions," written by conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

This comes despite Trump's campaign promises to reduce grocery costs "immediately" and "on Day 1." Egg prices have soared to record highs, averaging $4.95/dozen in January and exceeding $10/dozen in some regions, leading to purchase limits and shortages.

While bird flu has significantly impacted prices by killing millions of chickens since 2022, Trump has shifted from his campaign stance, recently telling Fox News "Inflation is back" but claiming "I had nothing to do with it" after just weeks in office.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

You know what is amusing - I bet the redcaps still drinking the little d kool-aid will do ANYTHING to stop talking about egg prices at this point.

I bet they start accusing State Media, oops, I mean, Faux "News", of being too "liberal" for talking about the cost of eggs - or really, the price of anything else. Same goes for talking about the Dow, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, TSLA after a bad day...

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We as a species need to learn that there are things a president doesn't, can't, and often shouldn't be able to control. It's so much easier to point out that shit is bad than it is to fix it given the opportunity.

Egg prices being high was the stupidest thing to base a vote on.

[–] nobody158@r.nf 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And yet exit polls showed that was one of the things that people said was a reason they voted for him.....

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[–] gamer@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

I can see why so many news sites are trying to replace their writers with AI. This article is just a little bit of context followed by a dump of social media posts.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

They will blame it on the democrats even if the problem persists for the next 2 years, and no matter what bullshit deregulation on price gouging AND sanitation/health inspection being gutted that accellerates the spread of disease, it is ALWAYS the democrat's fault.

We know what the problem is, but I have no idea what the solution would be.

[–] Devanismyname@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anyone know if the rest of the groceries actually went down aside from the eggs?

[–] Acid_Burn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Overall, prices for food-at-home rose by 0.8 percent between December 2024 and January 2025. This was partially an effect of seasonal trends, since prices typically increase in January following the holiday season. From December 2024 to January 2025, prices increased for 11 food-at-home categories and declined for 4 categories. In 2025, prices are predicted to grow at above-average rates for eggs, sugar and sweets, nonalcoholic beverages, and fresh fruits, while dairy products are expected to grow at near-average rates. Prices for 10 other food-at-home categories are predicted to change at a rate below their 20-year historical average.

Source: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Keep hammering him on everything. Whiny ass Trump can't take being hated.

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

He is triggered, so talk more about egg, wear a t-shirt about eggs, and talk about egg recipes, everything about eggs, search everyday on Google about eggs.

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[–] LilDumpy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Here's a picture of egg prices on Saturday March eighth, twenty twenty-five (03/08/2025).

This is in SoCal at Aldi which typically has the lowest prices in the area.

Image transcription: picture of the cost of a dozen eggs on a fridge door in an Aldi grocery store, reading eight dollars and twelve cents.

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[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

He's making egg prices great again, I guess.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is what his supporters want, to be told to shut up. That's Trump "telling it like it is". They hate it when leaders feign sympathy.

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[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Where's the Trump "I did this" stickers like I saw at gas pumps with Biden, anyway? At least this one would have some semblance of truth to it, with the bird flu mismanagement.

[–] rockhard@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Multiple economists overwhelmingly stated that his policy proposals were inflationary. MAGA accused them of being "liberals" and disregarded their warnings as fake. Working people aren't going to be saving anything unless it's by a sheer cut back in their spending as they try to save money. And of course saving won't matter if Trump axes FDIC.

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