The Price Tag for Trump’s Easter Eggs? 🥚 $15K Under His Price Hikes Arrow

While working families dyed potatoes instead of eggs for Easter, Trump's White House is flaunting a 30,000-egg event worth over $15,500 in eggs alone. As Trump's reckless economic agenda continues to skyrocket egg prices, even his own Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is bracing for uncertainty. The contrast couldn't be clearer: Trump and his billionaire backers only care about their own bottom lines while working families struggle to get by.

Here's a look at the White House using over $15,500 worth of eggs for its Easter Egg Roll while working families can barely afford eggs.

NBC News: "White House plans to use real eggs for the Easter Egg Roll, despite a strain on supply and concern over prices"

"'They were saying that for Easter "please don't use eggs. Could you use plastic eggs?" I say we don't want to do that,' President Donald Trump said Wednesday in remarks announcing his new tariffs. The White House did not respond to a request for clarification about who was telling him not to use real eggs. …

"The Easter Egg Roll, scheduled for April 21, will feature 30,000 eggs for White House guests to decorate and use in games, according to the American Egg Board. …

"The board had several internal conversations about the optics of providing tens of thousands of eggs for the Easter Egg Roll given the burden egg farmers have faced."

Associated Press: "U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump's prediction …

"The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs might not get much immediate relief."

New York Times: "Easter Eggs Are So Expensive Americans Are Dyeing Potatoes"

Washington Post: "Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoes on this year's Easter spread"