Trump Admin Sues California Over Soaring Egg Prices [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Jul 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM EDT
The Trump administration has sued California over its animal cruelty laws, saying the state's regulation of chicken farms has led to high egg prices across the country. Lowering the cost of eggs, which spiked in recent years as an avian flu outbreak ravaged American flocks, was one of President Donald Trump's key campaign promises in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
But almost six months into his second mandate, his administration has struggled to keep the cost of the staple down. The administration now says California's regulations create "unnecessary red tape" in the production of eggs and are responsible for stubbornly high prices.
The lawsuit is the latest flash point in the ongoing battle between the U.S. president and the Democratic-led state, which has clashed with the Trump administration over its aggressive immigration policies and transgender rights.
"Trump's back to his favorite hobby: blaming California for literally everything," the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote on X, formerly Twitter, about the lawsuit. "Next up: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom caused the fall of Rome and sent the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs!"
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-sues-california-over-soaring-egg-prices-2097051
(NEWSFLASH: I get ZERO eggs from the state of California and the price of a dozen at my closest supermarket here in Philly - an Acme, which is not a specialty or "organic" store but a 134 year old chain that started in Philly, and is now owned by Albertsons, is STILL over THREE TIMES the normal price - I paid $4.99/dozen the last time I bought them a couple weeks ago, which is off the high of about $6.99/dozen a few months ago, and where last summer, with a digital coupon, I paid $4.99 for a "family size" of 30 eggs)
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Trump’s back to his favorite hobby: blaming California for literally everything.
Next up: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom caused the fall of Rome and sent the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs!
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JUST IN: The Trump administration is suing to overturn CA state laws intended to prevent cruelty against egg-laying chickens.
The administration says these laws have driven up egg prices and are preempted by a 1970 federal law. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.978076/gov.uscourts.cacd.978076.1.0.pdf
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8:00 PM · Jul 9, 2025
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