McCarthy Mocked For Blaming Cost Of Eggs On Government Spending

By Conover Kennard — February 21, 2023

The price for eggs has increased because chickens have been hit with the deadly avian influenza - the bird flu. This happened before in 2015 with the same results. The cost of eggs skyrocketed.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blamed the cost of eggs "on the overspending in Washington," which is a lie. And inflation is a global issue. Egg prices are going down. I bought a dozen eggs for $2.99 last week.

And he misspelled *brakes.

Eggs used to be a cheap protein. Now they’re practically a delicacy.

We’ve got to pump the breaks on the overspending in Washington in order to get inflation under control. pic.twitter.com/rVrj0Eci75

— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) February 21, 2023

Twitter users piled in.

Yeah, it’s not the tax breaks to the rich, it’s the eggs!

— MazJobrani (@MazJobrani) February 21, 2023

If only the federal minimum wage had kept up to inflation.

— Sean Ferrell 🐨 (@byseanferrell) February 21, 2023

Govt spending didn't drive up the cost of eggs - it was an epidemic of avian flu.
You know that, liar.https://t.co/jpzMNtZrcP

— Rick G. Rosner (@dumbassgenius) February 21, 2023

Where do your stand on your GOP caucus’ call for a civil war? Will that help lower the price of eggs?

— Michael Salfino (@MichaelSalfino) February 21, 2023

Aside from the stupidity of this tweet it has been up for more than 3 hours with what I would normally assume is a typo but in McCarthy's case, maybe he really thinks it's "pump the breaks." https://t.co/RKjUvBIBMW

— Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) February 21, 2023

Ever heard of Bird Flu?
🖕😎🖕@SpeakerMcCarthy https://t.co/DpDwzRgXeF

— petermasom1986@gamil.com (@petermasom1986) February 21, 2023

Eggs/poultry lobbyists give 98% of all funds to the GOP who always bitches about their donors but does NOTHING to help the people https://t.co/qdJQydo3MW https://t.co/DZE2bP4X6H

— Occupy Wall St 2.0 (@NotAFollower13) February 21, 2023

Eggs $2.42 a dozen yesterday at Walmart. Now would you carcto offer a comment on your de facto caucus leader @RepMTG demanding a “national divorce” after you put her on Homeland Security? No, I didn’t think so.

— Jason Steck Kelley (@USSTutakai) February 21, 2023

Every single House Republican voted against legislation to crack down on gas price gouging. Then Republicans complained about gas prices. Everything they feign to care about, they vote against it. 28 Republicans voted against the child sex abuse probe in December. Every Democrat voted for it. I don't want to hear them talk about spending, inflation, or family values again. But they will.

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