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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    some say that this video is doctored or whatever, is there some merit to that?

    edit: I’ve read yesterday here on lemmy that some claimed that this video was doctored and “fake news”. is there some merit to that?

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      No, the actual price of eggs in the location he was is about right. The national average is $3.20 per dozen, and Reading, PA is usually a bit below average (lol)

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        yeah okay, that could be a new low, no? Unable to comprehend what one is holding up and where one is.

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        No some were on a similar post here on Lemmy.

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        come on man…

        I’ve read yesterday on another post here on lemmy, I don’t make this shit up that some republican was questioning this news article. I just can’t remember which user it was.