{"id":1206065,"date":"2022-01-10T20:49:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T01:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1206065"},"modified":"2022-01-10T20:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T01:50:02","slug":"shoppers-get-bareshelvesbiden-trending-document-sparse-grocery-stores-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shoppers-get-bareshelvesbiden-trending-document-sparse-grocery-stores-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoppers Get #BareShelvesBiden Trending, Document Sparse Grocery Stores on Twitter"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fshoppers-get-bareshelvesbiden-trending-document-sparse-grocery-stores-on-twitter%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=1206065&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237586569-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The hashtag #BareShelvesBiden has been making the rounds on Twitter as shoppers use the slogan when posting pictures of empty and sparse grocery store shelves to the social media site.<\/p>\n<p>Images of barren shelves were shared by Americans far and wide, including media members, politicians, and other shoppers as they feel the effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2022\/01\/03\/u-s-manufacturing-slumps-to-weakest-since-2020-as-shortages-hit-production-and-delays-depress-orders\/\">supply chain<\/a> issues and labor shortages under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Curtis Houck, the managing editor at NewsBusters, shared images of shelves that appear to be picked clean in Oakton, Virginia:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> in dark blue Oakton, Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JM4bXL7CDn\">pic.twitter.com\/JM4bXL7CDn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1480362924606738433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative comedians and hosts of the \u201cHodgetwins\u201d podcast Keith and Kevin Hodge retweeted images of desolate shelves that were apparently photographed by another Twitter user:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/opm0zSOgwh\">https:\/\/t.co\/opm0zSOgwh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodgetwins\/status\/1480326661392539649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Red State\u2019s Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar shared pictures of sparse shelves at Stater Bros in Simi Valley. \u201cThis was the 2nd store we went to looking for bagels. Found the bagels but zero \u2013 ZERO \u2013 plain cream cheese,\u201d Van Laar wrote. \u201cIf you want Kraft parmesan cheese or Top Ramen, you\u2019re pretty much out of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> at Stater Bros in Simi Valley, CA. This was the 2nd store we went to looking for bagels. Found the bagels but zero \u2013 ZERO \u2013 plain cream cheese. If you want Kraft parmesan cheese or Top Ramen, you&#8217;re pretty much out of luck. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qS7Lx8gRMa\">pic.twitter.com\/qS7Lx8gRMa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenvanlaar\/status\/1480322517776535554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Journalist Jack Posobiec tweeted a photo of a seemingly empty aisle at a Trader Joe\u2019s in Arlington, Virginia, with the caption \u201cBiden\u2019s America in 2022.\u201d He also shared images of a naked produce section at a store in Falls Church, Virginia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Traders Joes in Arlington, VA<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s America in 2022<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z00SbPzH4J\">pic.twitter.com\/z00SbPzH4J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\udf4a (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1480319724676435973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grocery store in Falls Church, VA <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MLU5gP1mlz\">pic.twitter.com\/MLU5gP1mlz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\udf4a (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1480305415548289028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> is now trending nationwide \u2013 keep it up! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XUvAVfauS\">pic.twitter.com\/8XUvAVfauS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\udf4a (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1480316780920905733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The National Republican Congressional Committee posted an image of empty shelves, though it is unclear where the grocery store is located.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sEPBCoeIDc\">pic.twitter.com\/sEPBCoeIDc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NRCC (@NRCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRCC\/status\/1480365922007367684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Buzz Patterson, who was the Republican candidate for California\u2019s 7th Congressional in the 2020 election, slammed President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for the empty shelves, citing their handling of supply-chain issues.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">US grocery stores are going to look like Cold War Moscow bread lines if <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeteButtigieg<\/a> can\u2019t get their supply chain problems fixed.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzPatterson\/status\/1480448990432804866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even CNBC\u2019s White House Correspondent Kayla Tausche tweeted images of near-empty aisles with the caption \u201cApocalypse now.\u201d Tausche\u2019s tweet came earlier in the day Sunday before the trend and she did not use the hashtag #BareShelvesBiden:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apocalypse now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j48ALuYtoQ\">pic.twitter.com\/j48ALuYtoQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kayla Tausche (@kaylatausche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaylatausche\/status\/1480216516717158401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, Atlanta\u2019s former Democrat Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took to Twitter to voice her concerns over sparse shelves two days after she left office. Bottoms\u2019s tweet came on January 5:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve received 8 messages &amp; counting from my very polite <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Instacart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Instacart<\/a> shopper over the last 10 minutes about missing items in the Cascade Rd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Publix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Publix<\/a>. I shopped in Buckhead &amp; Vinings last week and no one else seems to have the supply chain issues we\u2019re experiencing in SW Atlanta. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aDsTgwvljD\">pic.twitter.com\/aDsTgwvljD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeishaBottoms\/status\/1478878688733188101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kevin Lewis with ABC 7 DC documented dwindling goods at a Whole Foods in Rockville, Maryland, on January 6. He also shared images of the Giant grocery store in Rockville he said was \u201cdepleted of many produce items, chicken, some bottled water, and other staples.\u201d A sign in the produce section of the Giant read, \u201cDue to supply challenges some bagged salads are unavailable at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Safeway located at 1800 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Md., near the Twinbrook Metro, was the least impacted of the four grocery stores I visited today.<\/p>\n<p>One snack section, containing products like unsalted almonds and peanut butter nuggets, was the only over-picked area I saw. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SFKLzivon9\">pic.twitter.com\/SFKLzivon9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Lewis (@KevinLewis7News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinLewis7News\/status\/1479254480126361604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is a short walking tour of the partially-barren produce department inside the Giant on Rockville Pike.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I asked Giant what\u2019s causing the food shortages and what it\u2019s doing to restock shelves ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson replied to my email declining to comment for the story. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LDAdGIiG50\">pic.twitter.com\/LDAdGIiG50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Lewis (@KevinLewis7News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinLewis7News\/status\/1479205802560958471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hashtag #BareShelvesBiden has been making the rounds on Twitter as shoppers use the slogan when posting pictures of empty and sparse grocery store shelves to the social media site. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1206065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1206065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1206065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1206065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1206065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}