{"id":2587626,"date":"2026-04-06T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-touts-drop-in-egg-prices-at-white-house-easter-event\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:46:33","slug":"trump-touts-drop-in-egg-prices-at-white-house-easter-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-touts-drop-in-egg-prices-at-white-house-easter-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump touts drop in egg prices at White House Easter event"},"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\">22<\/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-touts-drop-in-egg-prices-at-white-house-easter-event%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=2587626&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>Trump used the White House Easter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fair-to-tell-her-stories-of-healthy-ecosystems-author-questions-reading-classic-kids-books-to-his-daughter-in-nyt-piece\/\" title=\"\u2018Fair To Tell Her Stories Of Healthy Ecosystems?\u2019 Author Questions Reading Classic Kids\u2019 Books To His Daughter In NYT Piece\">egg roll<\/a> to tout a decline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-the-usda-is-not-predicting-a-dozen-eggs-will-cost-12-by-fall-2022\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, The USDA Is Not Predicting A Dozen Eggs Will Cost  By Fall 2022\">egg prices<\/a>, saying they have fallen roughly 40 to 50 percent since last year after enlisting Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to help, and noting that more than 40,000 eggs are now supplied by farmers. He highlighted that the event used real eggs and drew a large crowd of families.The report recalls that egg prices spiked last year due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/condoleezza-rice-trumps-covid-travel-restrictions-with-china-incredibly-appropriate\/\" title=\"Condoleezza Rice: ...&#039;s COVID Travel Restrictions With China &#039;Incredibly Appropriate&#039;\">avian flu<\/a>,but have as eased,with the AP noting about a 60 percent drop from the peak during Easter. The piece also ties the egg-price story to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broader economic concerns<\/a>, including energy costs driven by the iran war, with Trump reiterating a Tuesday deadline for Iran to negotiate a ceasefire and referencing disruptions to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz as a factor that could keep prices high for weeks. A photo caption notes Trump and first lady Melania participating in the easter Egg Roll.  <\/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 touts drop in egg prices at White House Easter event<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2553047\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> championed a drop in egg prices as he addressed a full crowd on the South Lawn Monday for the annual <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"125\">White House<\/a> Easter egg roll.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The price was so high, it was four times higher than it was a year before,&rdquo; Trump said as he brought up last year&rsquo;s jump in prices and how he enlisted Agriculture Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brooke-rollins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11792\">Brooke Rollins&rsquo;s<\/a> help to bring them down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And within a short period of time, eggs came down,&rdquo; said Trump, who insisted on using real eggs during the event, which brought dozens of children and parents to the White House. &ldquo;They came down 40%, 50% and by the time we got there, we had so many eggs we didn&rsquo;t know what to do with them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And today, we have more than 40,000 eggs applied by all of the great egg farmers that are with us,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump faced a wave of negative headlines soon after his return to the White House in 2025 as the avian flu contributed to a spike in prices, though the pain for consumers has since eased. The price has come down 60% from last year&rsquo;s high, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/egg-prices-easter-passover-bird-flu-0f4f188f990d6c58bffa5907698548b5\">according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, as millions of eggs were purchased over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/easter\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3860\">Easter<\/a> holiday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments come as consumers deal with a dramatic spike in energy costs due to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war, which began on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has given Iran a Tuesday 8 p.m. deadline to negotiate a ceasefire, which he reiterated while speaking with reporters at the egg roll.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t mind when the enemy is weak, but that enemy is strong, not so strong like they were about a month ago,&rdquo; Trump said of Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/4509639\/most-important-energy-assets-iran-war\/\">WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ENERGY ASSETS IN THE IRAN WAR?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can tell you, in fact, right now, they&rsquo;re not too strong at all, in my opinion,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;But we&rsquo;re soon going to find out, aren&rsquo;t we?&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iran has disrupted the flow of oil through the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> since Operation Epic Fury began. Trump has called on U.S. allies to seize the strait, but even if the strait is no longer under Iranian control, energy prices are likely to remain high for weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump touts egg-price drop at White House Easter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2587627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096571867854-e1775491434473.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[22136,9168,77261,3634,71977],"class_list":["post-2587626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-easter","tag-economy","tag-egg-prices-2","tag-trump","tag-white-house-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096571867854-e1775491434473.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587626","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587626"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587630,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587626\/revisions\/2587630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}