The Trump White House says former President Joe Biden, and his handling of the bird flu epidemic, is to blame for skyrocketing egg prices.

White House reporter for the Washington Examiner, Christian Datoc, asked the final question at this term's first WH press briefing about the increasing cost of eggs. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt answered: "We also have seen the cost of everything -- not just eggs,

President Donald Trump took to the campaign trail and touted his ability to make sweeping economic changes, including lowering the prices of eggs. President Donald Trump’s claims of lowering egg prices have yet to bear fruit and now, his press secretary is shifting the blame to President Joe Biden instead of examining pathways to help consumers.

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.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday that the high prices of eggs is directly related to a lack of chicken supply which the Biden administration contributed to.

Most Americans know that eggs are both incredible and edible. But now they’re political too. As the average price of a dozen large, grade-A eggs continues to soar amid a raging bird-flu outbreak — hitting $4.