White House blames Biden for killing '100 million chickens,' refuses to admit Trump broken vow on costly eggs

Source: The Independent

White House blames Biden for killing ‘100 million chickens,’ refuses to admit Trump broken vow on costly eggs

Millions of birds have been killed in attempts to halt the spread of H5N1 bird flu across the U.S.

Julia Musto
in New York
Tuesday 28 January 2025 23:18 GMT

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday blamed soaring egg pirces in the U.S. on former President Joe Biden’s administration for killing “100 million chickens” to stem the spread of bird flu.

Bot the disease and culling has impacted egg prices, but President Donald Trump vowed in November that he would “immediately” reduce prices.

“As far as the egg shortage ... the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens which has led to a lack of chicken supply in this country,” Leavitt said when pressed about the ongoing high price of eggs, despite Trump’s promise.. “Therefore, a lack of egg supply ... is leading to the shortage.”

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The prevalent H5N1 strain of bird flu has forced farmers to slaughter millions of chickens each month, sending prices for the reduced number of eggs skyward.

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