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Donald Trump: “We inherited a mess. Remember eggs? They were up four times…”

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President Trump Participates in The Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable

Published | Video Starts at 17:46

And he also happens to be a great guy, Brooke Rollins, who's doing a fantastic job at Agriculture. And thank you. And how are the prices coming? They're coming, sir. They're coming down. Don't forget, We inherited a mess. Remember eggs? They were up four times higher than they ever were. And in my first day they said, what are you going to do about eggs? I said, I didn't cause the problem. We didn't cause. We inherited a mess. (17:46–17:52)

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Asserts that the previous administration left a problematic situation, specifically citing egg prices being four times higher.

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