Well, folks, it seems the corporate media tried to cook up a scandal over egg prices, only to end up with egg on their faces.
The Daily Caller reported that when President Donald Trump began his second term on Jan. 20, 2025, egg prices became a surprising battleground, with prices plummeting over 61% from a staggering high to a wallet-friendly low, despite relentless media criticism.
Let’s rewind to the start of Trump’s term, when the average cost of a dozen eggs was $6.41 on Jan. 21, 2025.
The media pounced, quick to pin rising costs on the new administration while conveniently sidestepping the baggage left by the prior one.
By early March 2025, egg prices hit a jaw-dropping $8 per dozen, and outlets like The New York Times ran headlines claiming inflation was now Trump’s burden to bear. Democrats, as reported by the Associated Press on March 7, 2025, even saw this as their political lifeline. Funny how opportunism smells a lot like desperation.
PBS News didn’t hold back either, publishing a piece on April 10, 2025, asserting Trump failed to keep promises on egg costs despite efforts to curb bird flu.
Meanwhile, USA Today’s Rex Huppke quipped that Trump had “ruined Easter” with high prices. Perhaps someone should’ve told Rex that Easter isn’t just about the price of eggs—it’s about something a bit more enduring.
CNN joined the chorus, with host Abby Phillip on April 23, 2025, scoffing at Trump’s claims of slashing prices, admitting a 55% drop from the yearly high but denying his larger figure. Such selective fact-checking feels less like journalism and more like a grudge.
Yet, amidst the media storm, something remarkable happened—egg prices started falling. By the most recent data on a Friday, as reported by Trade Economics, a dozen eggs averaged just $2.57. That’s a far cry from the doom and gloom peddled by talking heads.
Let’s not forget the Department of Agriculture’s prediction, noted by the Associated Press on March 7, 2025, of a 41% price hike for the year.
Turns out, predictions aren’t gospel, especially when Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stepped in with a solid plan.
Rollins, in a Feb. 26, 2025, op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, laid out a five-step strategy to tackle the crisis, from biosecurity funding to regulatory relief for egg producers. While CNN on Feb. 27, 2025, grumbled that consumers shouldn’t expect relief, the results speak louder than skepticism.
Speaking of results, the numbers don’t lie—egg prices dropped over half a percent within months of Trump’s term, as even The New York Times admitted. It’s almost as if actions have consequences, and good policy can outshine bad headlines.
Still, naysayers like Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” claimed on April 9, 2025, that prices hadn’t budged since Trump took office.
Reality check: prices had already fallen 44% since the start of 2025. Maybe it’s time to crack open some updated data before cracking jokes.
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough wasn’t much better, warning on March 7, 2025, that grocery costs would keep climbing due to tariff uncertainty. Yet here we are, with egg prices at their lowest in months, proving that fearmongering doesn’t always pan out.
Even Reuters chimed in on April 3, 2025, fretting that Trump’s tariffs might spike egg prices just as they started to dip.
But the downward trend held, showing that not every policy boogeyman comes true.
In the end, while corporate media outlets raced to blame Trump for every cracked shell, the reality is that egg prices have tumbled from a record high of $8 to a reasonable $2.57 per dozen. It’s a win for consumers who just want to make breakfast without breaking the bank.