{"id":24542,"date":"2025-03-20T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24542"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:02:02","slug":"donald-trump-makes-shocking-claim-about-egg-prices-and-gets-slammed-after-people-question-if-hes-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24542","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump makes shocking claim about egg prices and gets slammed after people question if he’s right"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donald Trump’s recent comments about egg prices in the US has left some people championing him and others utterly furious in a rather divisive moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to the president’s first few weeks in office, most people don\u2019t really imagine that\u00a0eggs<\/a>\u00a0would be at the forefront of discussion, and yet, here we are.<\/p>\n

While eggs aren’t the only goods people are concerned about,\u00a0amidst the ongoing trade war with Canada, Mexico and China<\/a>, the price of eggs has come to represent the cost of living and\u00a0grocery costs<\/a>\u00a0overall to many people.<\/p>\n

So, if the cost of eggs goes down, everyone is happy, but if they go up, well.<\/p>\n

Ahead of becoming president,\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0insisted he would be taking steps to ensure that grocery prices come down and repeatedly took shots at\u00a0Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0and blamed him for any increase in\u00a0food<\/a>\u00a0prices.<\/p>\n

In a recent press conference with Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin (March 12), Trump took the opportunity to brag and made a claim that certainly shocked people on\u00a0social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI don’t know if you saw. Little things such as the cost of eggs \u2013 little to you, but big to the people out there. Down almost 30 per cent, in the last, eh, few days.”<\/p>\n

However, this remark wasn\u2019t exactly met with cheers with some insisting the president was simply lying.<\/p>\n

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Trump bragged that egg prices were falling, much to the ire of some people(Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

On\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0one person commented: \u201cAh yes, eggs cheaper than ever\u2014if you buy them in an alternate universe where facts don\u2019t matter and reality\u2019s on sale.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cWhy do we even film him talking? He just lies about everything. It\u2019s too ridiculous and I can\u2019t believe he just keeps getting away with it.”<\/p>\n

With a third writing: \u201cThese egg prices even more high af. Where are all them Trump folks that was so mad & complaining about it??? Haven’t heard food prices complaints from them anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, at the time, figures released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture supported Trump\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n

The department stated on average a dozen eggs is now significantly cheaper than in recent days. The economic indicator website Trading Economics shows that a dozen eggs were $5.51 on March 11, more than $2 cheaper than ‘an all-time high of 8.17 in March of 2025’.<\/p>\n

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A furious debate was sparked on social medi after Trump’s claim(Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

However, for those that simply haven\u2019t seen cheaper prices at their stores, there also may be a simple explanation for that as well.<\/p>\n

Wholesale egg prices, which are what retailers pay to procure eggs, have fallen to a national average of just over $4 for a dozen large white eggs, down from a peak of more than $8 at the end of February. However, it may take a while for consumers to see this.<\/p>\n

Speaking to<\/a>\u00a0the New York Times, associate professor of economics at the University of Central Arkansas Jeremy Horpedahl said as eggs typically have a four week shelf life, for some people, it may be the end of March before retail prices start to drop.<\/p>\n

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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