{"id":2396190,"date":"2025-01-28T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blames-biden-for-egg-prices-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:52:05","slug":"trump-blames-biden-for-egg-prices-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blames-biden-for-egg-prices-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blames Biden for egg prices &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-blames-biden-for-egg-prices-washington-examiner%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=2396190&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--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"White House refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">recent press briefing<\/a>, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attributed the \u200bsignificant rise in egg prices to the Biden \u200cmanagement&#8217;s policies. She\u2062 emphasized that inflation is a result of what\u200c she described as irresponsible\u200b spending during Biden&#8217;s tenure, suggesting that it plays a crucial role in \u200cescalating \u2064costs,\u200d including for essential goods\u2062 like eggs. Leavitt mentioned that, amidst an outbreak of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-china-downplays-first-human-case-of-h10n3-bird-flu-risk-of-large-scale-spread-is-low\/\" title=\"BREAKING: China Downplays First Human Case Of H10N3 Bird Flu, \u2018Risk Of Large-Scale Spread Is Low\u2019\">bird flu<\/a>, the Department of Agriculture had ordered the mass culling of over 100 \u2062million chickens, further aggravating the egg supply shortage.<\/p>\n<p>She defended the Trump administration&#8217;s initiatives aimed\u200d at cost reduction adn criticized the current administration for\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-worry-biden-has-a-huge-problem-losing-black-voters-heading-into-2024\/\" title=\"Democrats worry Biden has a &#039;huge problem&#039; losing black voters heading into 2024\">economic\u2063 challenges faced<\/a>\u2062 by consumers. Leavitt specifically highlighted that egg prices have surged by 65% \u2064since 2024 \u2063under Biden&#8217;s presidency.\u2063 the briefing\u200d reiterated the call for the Senate to expedite confirmations \u200bof Trump\u2019s nominees for the \u2062department of Agriculture,as they are \u2063expected to \u200dtackle these supply issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump White House puts onus for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">skyrocketing egg prices<\/a> on Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1958462\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Trump White House says former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> is to blame for skyrocketing egg prices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held her first briefing in her new role Tuesday, during which inflation and egg prices specifically were raised on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During her opening statement, Leavitt pointed to a Day One executive order President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> signed, directing all federal agencies and departments to examine ways to lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the past four years, we&rsquo;ve seen the Biden administration spend money like drunken sailors,&rdquo; she told reporters, referencing subsequent orders from the president placing temporary pauses on both foreign aid and domestic, federal grants. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big reason we&rsquo;ve had an inflation crisis in this country, and it&rsquo;s incumbent upon this administration to make sure, again, that every penny is being accounted for honestly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> pressed Leavitt for information on what Trump is doing specifically to address egg prices, with a dozen costing consumers as much as $7 in some areas of the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"73a05202-2c61-4d75-bc6f-b6fd09001c09\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"egg prices\"><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Egg prices began increasing back in 2022 amid the ongoing bird flu outbreak, and the Department of Agriculture estimates prices will jump an additional 20% this year.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said Tuesday that people should hold Biden and his handling of the bird flu outbreak accountable for additional price increases.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a lot of reporting out there that is putting the onus on this White House for the increased cost of eggs. I would like to point out to each and every one of you that in 2024, when Joe Biden was in the Oval Office or upstairs in the residence sleeping &mdash; I&rsquo;m not sure &mdash; egg prices increased 65% in this country,&rdquo; she told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We also have seen the cost of everything, not just eggs, bacon, groceries, gasoline have increased because of the inflationary policies of the last administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As far as the egg shortage, what&rsquo;s also contributing to that is that the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens, which has led to a lack of chicken supply in this country, therefore, lack of egg supply, which is leading to the shortage,&rdquo; Leavitt continued. &ldquo;This is an example of why it&rsquo;s so incredibly important that the Senate moves swiftly to confirm all of President Trump&rsquo;s nominees, including his nominee for the United States Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, who is already working with Kevin Hassett, who is leading the economic team here at the White House, on how we can address the egg shortage in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Tuesday&rsquo;s briefing in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xJOgsQQYDY4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media 1\/28\/2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xJOgsQQYDY4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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