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Summary

Trump recently shared a provocative column on Truth Social titled "Shut Up About Egg Prices — Trump Is Saving Consumers Millions," written by conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

This comes despite Trump's campaign promises to reduce grocery costs "immediately" and "on Day 1." Egg prices have soared to record highs, averaging $4.95/dozen in January and exceeding $10/dozen in some regions, leading to purchase limits and shortages.

While bird flu has significantly impacted prices by killing millions of chickens since 2022, Trump has shifted from his campaign stance, recently telling Fox News "Inflation is back" but claiming "I had nothing to do with it" after just weeks in office.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 10 hours ago (6 children)

It's almost like he lied just to get into office and then do whatever he wanted.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 hours ago

He lied openly and his voterbase ate it the fuck up. Ate everything, unquestioned. Standing there with their stupid thick skulls nodding unashamedly "UH HUH! YUP! U DU U TRUMP, U HAVE MUH VOTE!".

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 hours ago

My brother asked me if I was better off 4 years ago right before the election. I pointed out the USA had one of the best recoveries after the pandemic lock downs and asked what he think Trump would have done different. He didn't answer. Ignoring that 4 years ago we were filling the impacts of Trumps government, not Bidens, I have to ask if he's better off now than he was almost 4 months ago. I'm betting the honest answer would be no.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 hours ago

Criminals do tend to lie in an attempt to avoid prison.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Kirk also argued that Trump and the effort of his administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency will lead to savings for all Americans, and said egg prices will come down soon.

Everyone knows that illegally firing career federal employees results in lower prices on eggs...

/s

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, firing the people responsible for dealing with a disease that kills chickens will surely make the price go down.

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[–] sun_is_ra 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

why is everyone so focused on egg prices and ignoring all the positive things? How many of you are now able to walk their pets outside without fear of some immigrants bouncing on it and eating it?

:/

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

I swore I'd post this everytime Charlie Kirk gets mentioned, so here I am:

https://blovish.github.io/kirkslider/

[–] AlligatorBlizzard 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I looked at the code for this a couple nights ago, the whole Navy seal copypasta is in there, lol.

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[–] RowRowRowYourBot 7 points 9 hours ago

Charlie Kirk dropped out of an Evangelical junior college that is widely recognized as a degree mill.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

He will never lower the price of eggs. And soon he will crash the economy. No one will have money for eggs, which will cost $20/dozen. He is crashing our Democracy & economy. I can't wait until he tries to remove all the gold bars from Treasury and flee the country.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

His reality distortion field is collapsing.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 hours ago

I can see why so many news sites are trying to replace their writers with AI. This article is just a little bit of context followed by a dump of social media posts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Im gonna need you to get all the way off my back on this /s (pitch meeting reference)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Gullable idiots.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

Where's the Trump "I did this" stickers like I saw at gas pumps with Biden, anyway? At least this one would have some semblance of truth to it, with the bird flu mismanagement.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

Here's a picture of egg prices on Saturday March eighth, twenty twenty-five (03/08/2025).

This is in SoCal at Aldi which typically has the lowest prices in the area.

Image transcription: picture of the cost of a dozen eggs on a fridge door in an Aldi grocery store, reading eight dollars and twelve cents.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 hours ago

Trump take egg :,(

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 hours ago

Keep hammering him on everything. Whiny ass Trump can't take being hated.

[–] atzanteol 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

We as a species need to learn that there are things a president doesn't, can't, and often shouldn't be able to control. It's so much easier to point out that shit is bad than it is to fix it given the opportunity.

Egg prices being high was the stupidest thing to base a vote on.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

And yet exit polls showed that was one of the things that people said was a reason they voted for him.....

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