Hold onto your breakfast plates, folks—egg prices have plummeted under President Donald Trump’s second term, and the corporate media’s attempt to pin high costs on him has spectacularly backfired.
According to the Daily Caller, Since Trump took office on January 20, 2025, egg prices have dropped over 61% from a staggering $8 per dozen in early March to a wallet-friendly $2.57 as of the latest data on Friday, defying early predictions of failure from mainstream outlets.
On January 21, 2025, Trump’s first full day back in the Oval Office, a dozen eggs averaged $6.41, already a burden on family budgets. By the start of the year, the national average for large Grade A eggs sat at $4.95 per dozen. Things only got worse by March, when prices spiked to a record $6.23 per dozen, fueling media criticism.
The corporate press wasted no time painting Trump as the villain of the grocery aisle. Outlets like The New York Times ran headlines in February 2025 declaring, “Inflation Is Trump’s Problem Now,” while quoting economist Jeffrey Roach on the “largest increase” in egg prices in a decade. Funny how they forgot to mention that prices were already climbing before Trump’s inauguration.
The Associated Press on March 7, 2025, gleefully reported that Democrats saw soaring egg costs as their “road to recovery,” implying Trump’s policies were doomed. PBS News, CNN, and MSNBC piled on, with segments and articles accusing the president of failing to curb prices or outright lying about declines. Apparently, checking the actual numbers was too much effort.
Take Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” on April 9, 2025, claiming she hadn’t seen eggs “fall one cent” since Trump took office, while co-host Sunny Hostin insisted prices were “going up.” Sorry, ladies, but the data disagrees—by that very day, egg prices had already fallen 44% since the start of 2025. Selective vision must be a prerequisite for that show.
While the media spun their tales, the Trump administration got to work. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled a comprehensive five-step plan in a February 26, 2025, Wall Street Journal op-ed to tackle egg prices head-on. Her strategy included $500 million for poultry farmers’ biosecurity, financial relief for those hit by avian flu, and slashing red tape for producers.
Rollins didn’t stop there—her plan also pushed research into vaccinations for egg-laying chickens and even allowed temporary egg imports to boost supply. The Department of Agriculture had predicted a 41% price hike for 2025, but under this administration’s watch, that forecast was flipped on its head. Actions, as they say, speak louder than doom-and-gloom headlines.
By April 9, 2025, the results were undeniable: egg prices had dropped 44% since the year began, despite “The View” claiming otherwise. Fast forward to the latest figures on Friday, and a dozen eggs now averages just $2.57. That’s a 61% plunge from the March peak of $8—hardly the disaster the press predicted.
Even when prices fell, some outlets couldn’t resist nitpicking. CNN’s Abby Phillip, on April 23, 2025, fact-checked Trump’s claim of a 93% or 94% price drop, snarking that it was “not even close” and citing a 55% decline instead. Fair enough, but let’s not pretend a 55% drop isn’t still a massive win for American kitchens.
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, back on March 7, 2025, grumbled on “Morning Joe” that egg and grocery costs were “continuing to go up” under Trump. Perhaps someone should’ve told Joe to check the receipts—prices were already on a downward trajectory by April. Ignoring reality seems to be a recurring theme for some hosts.
Then there’s USA Today columnist Rex Huppke, who on April 19, 2025, dramatically declared Trump had “ruined Easter” with high egg prices, mocking families with talk of “Easter potato hunts.” Cute jab, Rex, but by mid-April, prices were already tumbling. Maybe stick to comedy instead of economics.
Trump had promised during a November 2024 rally that grocery costs, including eggs, would come down under his leadership, and the numbers show he’s delivering. Despite his exaggerated claim in April 2025 of a near-94% drop, the real decline of over 61% is nothing to scoff at. That’s real relief for families who’ve felt the pinch at the store.
The corporate media’s rush to dunk on Trump over egg prices has left them with, well, egg on their faces. Outlets like Reuters and NBC News speculated that tariffs or inherited inflation would keep costs sky-high, yet the administration’s swift action proved them wrong. It’s almost as if governing with results matters more than crafting clickbait headlines.
So, while the chattering class keeps spinning narratives, everyday Americans are enjoying cheaper breakfasts thanks to policies that prioritize results over rhetoric. The lesson here is simple: betting against Trump’s ability to tackle tough issues often ends in a losing wager. Let’s hope the media learns to report the facts before crying foul next time.
