{"id":1053525,"date":"2021-11-24T22:29:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T03:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1053525"},"modified":"2021-11-24T22:29:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T03:29:35","slug":"biden-celebrates-thanksgiving-at-billionaires-compound-as-normal-americans-struggle-through-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-celebrates-thanksgiving-at-billionaires-compound-as-normal-americans-struggle-through-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Celebrates Thanksgiving At Billionaire\u2019s Compound As Normal Americans Struggle Through Inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-celebrates-thanksgiving-at-billionaires-compound-as-normal-americans-struggle-through-inflation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1053525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden will spend his Thanksgiving holiday at a private billionaire\u2019s compound as inflated costs continue to surge for lower and middle class Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The president landed in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Tuesday where he is expected to celebrate Thanksgiving with Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-thanksgiving-billionaires-nantucket-home-out-touch-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Fox News. The Biden family has spent the holiday on the island for several decades, but canceled their plans in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the price of the average Thanksgiving dinner has risen more than 14% from the previous year, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/18\/survey-americans-paying-thanksgiving-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the American Farm Bureau Federation\u2019s annual Thanksgiving dinner cost survey. The report further shows that the average Thanksgiving dinner for six people will cost an approximate $53.31, with the cost of turkey alone skyrocketing by 24% in comparison to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>A recent Trafalgar <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/23\/trafalgar-poll-inflation-thanksgiving-holidays-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> revealed that 52% of Americans say inflation forced them to change their holiday plans in accordance to the rise in food prices and shortages. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/22\/forgo-turkey-nbc-host-thanksgiving-bird-prices-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Forgo The Turkey\u2019: NBC Host Suggests Not Buying Thanksgiving Bird This Year As Prices Rise)&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized the president\u2019s Nantucket holiday Wednesday by pointing to the average American\u2019s struggle with inflation during the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear President Biden, while you are in Nantucket, enjoying your meals at a billionaire\u2019s compound, here are the prices that Americans are paying for their Thanksgiving dinner-the most expensive one in history,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.220689655172\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dear President Biden,<\/p>\n<p>While you are in Nantucket, enjoying your meals at a billionaire\u2019s compound, here are the prices that Americans are paying for their Thanksgiving dinner\u2014the most expensive one in history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2Lr7g9Qyl\">pic.twitter.com\/M2Lr7g9Qyl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1463494408263942145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The country has witnessed its highest <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/10\/inflation-consumer-price-index-bureau-labor-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inflation<\/a> levels in the past three decades, with the Consumer Price Index reaching 6.2% on a year-over-year measure. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/08\/food-price-increasing-supply-labor-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food companies\u2019<\/a> quarterly profits have fallen significantly as a result of inflation, labor shortages and supply chain issues, forcing them to increase the price of their meat, grain and steel can products.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has suffered a shortage of oil production that caused <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/24\/thanksgiving-gasoline-prices-crude-oil-high-level-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gas prices<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;stand at an average of $3.40 per gallon, hitting its highest Thanksgiving week level since 2012, according to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).<\/p>\n<p>To resolve the current rise of inflated gas prices, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/23\/joe-biden-releases-50-million-barrels-oil-strategic-petroleum-reserve-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered<\/a> the Department of Energy Tuesday to release 50 millions barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which will reportedly provide 2-3 days worth of U.S. oil supply.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1463249511250337796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1463249511250337796%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fbiden-thanksgiving-billionaires-nantucket-home-out-touch-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jen Psaki<\/a> told White House Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy that a \u201c20 pound turkey\u201d is not significantly pricier than in the past during Tuesday press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are an abundance of turkeys available, they\u2019re about $1 more for a 20 lb. bird, which is a huge bird if you\u2019re feeding a very big family,\u201d Paski said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s something that again, we\u2019ve been working to make sure people have more money in their pockets to address it as the economy is turning back on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden will spend his Thanksgiving holiday at a private billionaire\u2019s compound as inflated costs continue to surge for lower and middle class Americans.The president landed in Nantucket, Massachusetts, 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