At her first White House briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made an unusual claim about inflation that has stung American shoppers for years: Leavitt said egg prices have continued to surge because “the Biden administration and the department of agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens,

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President Donald Trump pledged to bring down grocery prices on "Day One," but instead, egg prices have soared. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed President Joe Biden, who left office on Jan. 20,

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Bot the disease and culling has impacted egg prices, but President Donald Trump vowed in November that he would “immediately” reduce prices. “As far as the egg shortage ... 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,

The Trump White House says former President Joe Biden is to blame for skyrocketing egg prices. 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.