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Trump's magical grocery price-fixing powers somehow failed to materialize

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 06, 2025
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Remember when Trump promised he'd wave his tiny hands and make grocery prices plummet "on Day One?"

Well, the USDA (that deep state agency yet to be raided by DOGE goons) reports that the price of eggs has gone up $1.28 a dozen (22%) since January. And Trading Economics tells us eggs hit their highest price ever — $7.0…

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