Trump had prior to this assured US voters that he’ll beat inflation on his return to the White House
By Kehinde Okeowo
United States of America president, Donald Trump has blamed the soaring prices of eggs in America on his predecessor, Joe Biden.
He accused Biden of being responsible for the increase during his address at the Joint Session of US Congress.
His remarks come as the egg price hike has been headline news in recent weeks.
Egg prices soared under Biden as his administration directed millions of egg-laying birds to be culled last year amid a bird flu outbreak.
However, the prices have continued to rise in Trump’s fledgling presidency, despite his pledge to voters that he would beat inflation on his return to office.
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Speaking on the development during the event, Trump made clear who he felt was responsible.
“As you know, we inherited, from the last administration, an economic catastrophe and an inflation nightmare,” Trump said.
“Joe Biden especially let the price of eggs get out of control—and we are working hard to get it back down,” he added.
Trump’s address to the US Congress was met with both cheers and jeers from Republicans and Democrats respectively.
US inflation was slightly elevated at 3 percent in February, but it was way down from its peak of 9.1 percent in 2022.
