Well, would you look at that? The Democrats’ favorite talking point about egg prices being a sign of Trump’s economic failure is starting to crack—pun very much intended. For months, the mainstream media has breathlessly reported that rising egg prices were the indicator of economic doom under President Trump, as if the entire health of the U.S. economy could be summed up in a carton of Grade A large. But as it turns out, that narrative isn’t exactly holding up now that egg prices are dropping.
On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins confirmed that the cost of a dozen eggs has fallen by $1.85 since the administration took action just a week and a half ago. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but that sure sounds like a significant turnaround—especially considering that the Biden administration left behind a total economic mess, with egg prices soaring to an eye-watering $6.57 per dozen at their peak.
But wait—how did we get here? Oh, right. The previous administration’s brilliant strategy involved mass culling millions of birds due to the avian flu, driving supply into the ground while inflation sent costs through the roof. The Biden team ordered the destruction of 166 million birds—yes, million—which conveniently led to the skyrocketing prices they then blamed on everything except their own policies. And yet, somehow, Democrats and the media thought it would be a winning strategy to pin this all on Trump, despite the fact that his administration was left to clean up the disaster.
Now, even some Democrats are starting to admit that hammering Trump over the cost of eggs might not be the slam dunk they were hoping for. Sure, people care about inflation, but voters also remember what the economy looked like under Trump before Biden’s policies torched it. They remember $2 gas. They remember stable grocery prices. They remember paychecks stretching further. And now that prices are coming down under Trump again, the narrative that he’s some kind of economic wrecking ball is losing steam.
Still, that hasn’t stopped some on the left from trying to twist the story into something—anything—that can distract from their failures. Take Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, for example, who seems downright exasperated that voters are more worried about the cost of food than the left’s favorite buzzwords about “constitutional crises” and “democracy under threat.” Imagine that—regular Americans prioritizing whether they can afford to feed their families over the latest hyperventilating from Washington insiders. Shocking.
And then there’s Ezra Levin, who’s upset that Democrats aren’t being radical enough. In his mind, the problem isn’t that their economic policies are failing—it’s that they’re not spending enough time demonizing billionaires like Elon Musk. Because, naturally, when people are struggling to buy groceries, the first thing they care about is a progressive crusade against a guy who builds rockets and electric cars.
Democrats have backed themselves into a corner. They spent months trying to convince Americans that rising egg prices were proof of Trump’s incompetence, only for prices to start falling as soon as he took action. Now, they’re scrambling (yes, another egg pun—couldn’t resist) to shift the narrative, hoping voters will suddenly forget who was actually in charge when inflation spiraled out of control.
Spoiler alert: they won’t. People don’t need cable news pundits to tell them how their wallets feel. And if the past few years have proven anything, it’s that the left’s economic policies don’t work—and no amount of spin can change that.
Chickens after the price of eggs went up.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/CipFvXNBRf
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) March 3, 2025
