Vance was at a supermarket in Reading, Pennsylvania with his sons to illustrate how grocery prices have been impacted by ‘Kamala Harris’s policies’

JD Vance was roundly mocked online over a trip to the supermarket where he bemoaned the steep price of eggs — and botched the photo opp.

The Republican vice presidential nominee stopped by a supermarket in Reading, Pennsylvania, with his sons over the weekend to illustrate how grocery prices have been impacted by “Kamala Harris’s policies” when he claimed a dozen eggs cost $4.

The problem? When footage of the visit emerged, Vance was quickly called out by viewers who spotted the price tag of a dozen eggs behind him was actually $2.99.

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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 months ago

    Where did he talk about averages? This is what he said:

    Eggs, when Kamala Harris took office, were short of $1.50 a dozen. Now a dozen eggs will cost you around $4. Thanks to Kamala Harris’s inflationary policies, Pennsylvania actually has seen some of the worst grocery price increases of the entire nation, and again, it’s because she cast a deciding what vote on the inflation explosion act.

    If he wanted to talk about averages, as the article says:

    While some eggs do cost over $4, the average price of a dozen was $3.20 in August, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In January 2023 the price was much higher, averaging at $4.82 per dozen.

    So either way he was being dishonest. Sorry you don’t care for that, but he still was.

    • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Now a dozen eggs will cost you around $4.

      Right there.

      So, now you want to ignore the signs behind him and use statistics for the country?

      Just stop. You are not contributing to any valuable discourse.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 months ago

        I don’t see anything about averages in that sentence.

        So, now you want to ignore the signs behind him and use statistics for the country?

        He’s literally talking about the whole country, not just the store he’s in. Do you really think he’s saying Kamala Harris made the price of eggs an average of $4 a dozen in that specific store only?

        • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          You’re twisting the reality you’ve already twisted to continue to fit your narrative. I will not follow you down that rabbit hole.

          If you’d like to discuss the real story, the “inflation explosion act” and even the lack of policy proposals by the Trump campaign (to my knowledge) to reduce the costs of goods, I’d be happy to do so.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 months ago

            I’m not twisting anything. The average is simply not $4. In fact the average isn’t even $4 in that store. Not when there are cheaper options. That’s not how averages work.

            I get that you don’t like that Vance is a liar, but he still lied.