President Joe Biden participated in the annual ceremonial pardon of the White House turkeys but his policies have taken a meat axe to Americans’ Thanksgiving spending power since he took office.
On a sunny Monday in the nation’s capital, the outgoing 82-year-old spared the lives of Peach and Blossom, a pair of 17-week-old birds from Minnesota, joking “They tell me there’s 2,500 people here today… looking for a pardon,” to the delight of the crowd that gathered at the White House for the festive occasion.
Based on their temperament and commitment to being productive members of society, I hereby pardon Peach and Blossom.
They will now head back to Minnesota to serve as ambassadors of America’s top turkey growing state, and inspire future generations of agricultural students. pic.twitter.com/JQyZQPnEVA
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 25, 2024
While the turkeys will live to enjoy more Thanksgivings to come, Americans looking to put food on the table were once again squeezed with the food inflation from nearly four years of “Bidenomics” eating into family dinner budgets with the average cost for the Turkey Day feast way up since President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first term.
Thanksgiving prices this year vs. 2019:
Turkey: +23.4%
Stuffing: 52.2%
Ham: + 61.5%
Rolls: +66.4%
Pumpkin pie mix: +25%
Pie shells: +34.9%
Green beans: +21.2%Who’s ready for lower prices and to get back on track?
— Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) November 25, 2024
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving snapshot, the cost of an average dinner for 10 with such traditional dishes as turkey, stuffing, cranberries, rolls, and sweet potatoes clocking in at $58.08 or about $5.80 per person.
This year’s Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will cost $58.08. That’s a 5% drop from last year, which was 4.5% lower than 2022.
Two years of declines don’t erase dramatic increases that led to a record high cost of $64.06 in 2022. Despite the encouraging momentum, a Thanksgiving meal… pic.twitter.com/FSKDX4Ih7n
— American Farm Bureau (@FarmBureau) November 21, 2024
In 2024, a 16-pound turkey will set a family back $25.67, a dozen dinner rolls are $4.16 and a 30 oz can of pumpkin pie filling is $4.15.
The price is down from both last year and off the record high of $64.06 in 2022 but as the Farm Bureau points out, “a Thanksgiving meal is still 19% higher than it was in 2019,” when Trump was in office and the 10 dinner items went for $48.91.
The media gaslighting didn’t take a break for the holidays with the same outlets that insisted Biden wasn’t senile for the last four years touting the great news that Thanksgiving is affordable again.
It may not seem like it when looking at prices in grocery aisles, but Thanksgiving is more affordable than it has been in years.
The costs of this year’s holiday feast dropped to its lowest level since 2021, a nationwide survey of grocery prices finds. https://t.co/9F6LnP3sfu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 24, 2024
“You may not know it by looking at sticker prices in grocery aisles, but Thanksgiving dinner is more affordable than it has been in years,” crowed NBC News in yet another example of the out-of-touch elites lecturing the little people about now understanding how great the economy really is.
X users reacted by telling the gaslighters where to stuff it.
“I know the prices at the grocery store seem high, but you’re actually just stupid and here’s why.”
You people are scum.
— Big Honkey (@HonkeyMFZ) November 24, 2024
That’s a flat out lie. Food is expensive. I spent 100 dollars on basic items and walked out with two little small bags of groceries. Cut the . I hope Elon Musk takes over your network. All of it!
— Lattina Brown, MPA (@LattinaBrown) November 24, 2024
No.
Thanksgiving is not more affordable now than
it has been in years.Stop lying to Americans.
— Janny (@jannykmak) November 24, 2024
No it’s not! Just spent over $300 just for this one meal
— Ray Shepherd (@RayShepAmarillo) November 24, 2024
Reminds me of the “Mostly peaceful riots”
— David (@DaveyBaby111111) November 25, 2024
This is called putting lipstick on a pig
— Team Dad (@teamdad2018) November 24, 2024
“We should all be thankful that we live in a country with such an abundant food supply,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said. “We are seeing modest improvements in the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a second year, but America’s families, including farm families, are still being hurt by high inflation.”
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