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To be fair - that is true. It's not like he infected all the birds.
However, if you're the president that just slapped a bunch of tariffs on neighboring countries ... optics looking kinda bad ngl.
He did fire a bunch of the people in public health who were trying to make policies to prevent the birds being infected.
Just like how we have routine food recalls because he shuttered lots of food regulation during his first term. Wonder how much Boar’s Head has donated to the Republican Party….
Not entirely true, as H5N1 isnt working to do this on its own. He's made nondocumented workes feel unsafe so it's hard for them to work. Specifically in the low wage work one finds on a farm, especially if the work is in a red state. Look at Kentucky, for example.
Ah, ye that makes sense. Kinda forgot about that aswell. Thanks for pointing it out!
I'm actually smart enough to understand this. But they blamed Biden for shit that he had no control over so I'm going to be spiteful and blame everything bad on Trump.
This blame game goes two ways Republicans. See you at the midterms.
"Gas is too high! Why doesn't the President just pull the lever to make them not high?!"
Biden releases strategic reserves to lower prices.
"Ye-- Ye-- Well, the price of eggs is too fucking high. Pull that lever! I dare you!"
Hm, we don't have a strategic egg supply to make simple people happy. This will be a challenge...
Trump claims he'll lower it by getting elected. How? Who the fuck knows and no one cares.
"Why aren't the prices lower yet?!"
Well, gosh, it couldn't have to do with a complex system where there aren't magic levers one just pulls to make things happen... Guess it's Trump's fault. What's good for the goose (Biden) is good for the gander (Trump), after all.
Eggs are 4x regular price. Chicken (meat) has barely moved. There's no lack of stock, on a perishable product and the prices are incredibly high.
Greed made that price.