White House blames Biden for killing ‘100 million chickens,’ refuses to admit Trump broken vow on costly eggs
White House blames Biden for killing ‘100 million chickens,’ refuses to admit Trump broken vow on costly eggs
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Millions of birds have been killed in attempts to halt the spread of H5N1 bird flu across the U.S. 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.”.
![[A grocery store worker rearranges items in the depleted egg section of a grocery store last week in Miami, Florida. Millions of egg-laying hens have been killed due to the surge of bird flu across the U.S.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/28/21/GettyImages-2195557310.jpg)
Leavitt insisted that egg prices had increased by 65 percent while Biden was in the Oval Office “or upstairs in the residence sleeping, I’m not so sure,” she added sarcastically. 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.
Scientists have voiced concerns about the U.S. response to these outbreaks, which have killed one person in Louisiana and sickened dozens of others who were exposed to the virus. Leavitt’s remarks came amid a concerning freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public concerning all health issues through at least the end of the month.
