Rollins’ claim that prices for other protein sources were “coming down” is inaccurate. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of eggs, while lower than in 2025, has increased in recent months, increasing by 4.3% from May to June, falling by 0.5% from June to July, and then increasing again by 2.9% from July to August. Pork and chicken costs both increased by 0.4% from July to August.
Meanwhile, prices for ground beef hit a new record after reaching an average price of around $7.16 per pound as of August, an increase of 0.6% from July and 7.9% when compared with the previous year.
“If Joe Biden said anything close to this, MAGA would’ve had a total meltdown,” argued Democratic influencer Harry Sisson in a social media post on X to his more than 400,000 followers. “Now this is just part of Trump’s messaging. Hypocrisy at its finest.”
Others, like the progressive media organization MeidasTouch, jokingly argued that Rollins was “about two weeks away from telling people they can always eat bugs.”
“You will eat the bugs, you will live in the pod,” quipped Damin Toell, a New York-based attorney, in a social media post on X.
A multi-millionaire telling people to eat other protein that they also cannot afford is about as close to a “let them eat cake” moment as we’ll probably get.
Does America need to ween itself off of its addiction to beef specifically, and over-consumption of protein (especially animal protein) in general? Yes, absolutely.
Does this particular person saying this as a member of this particular administration, for these poor particular reasons have the exact tenor of “Let them cake”? Also, yes, 100%.
The entire developed world needs to ween itself off of so much animal protein.
Absolutely true, no argument there, but North America has a particular problem with animal protein as a cultural thing. It’s just basic stuff like portioning. You look at the amount of meat that goes on a plate for one person in an American family restaurant and compare it to what would go into an average stir fry, for example, and the difference is ridiculous. Even without getting into alternative protein sources we can start by just addressing the fact that at a basic level we eat a totally unnecessary amount of meat up here.
Very good points. Protein as a marketing juggernaut in this country is beyond stupid.
But also, yeah, this administration is so fucking tone-deaf.
In addition, remember all the fainting spells the right had over Michelle suggesting eating more vegetables and moving around more? The way they acted, you’d think Michelle was going to castrate every single MAGA male in the country…
eating more vegetables and moving around more?
Oddly enough, the same sort of stuff that would have fixed the so-called ‘flabby military’ that Diapers and Kegsbreath keep whining about…
All the more ironic since donnie doesn’t even believe in exercise[1], eats some of the worst shit ever [2] and washes it down with diet soda (12 diet cokes per day!), and Petey seemingly cannot do even one proper rep when he’s doing one of his absurd photo-ops showing how manly masculine macho he-men need to sack up and do some lifting, bro.
I bet both of them think vegetables are for “soy boys”, too.
[1] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps-exercise-and-energy-belief_l_6930cc7ae4b0cee4438247cf
He does not get regular exercise, in part because he has a long-held theory that people are born with a finite amount of energy and that vigorous activity can deplete that reserve, like a battery.
[2]
he’s apparently a red meat guy and eats “McDonald’s by the sackful”
Rice and beans is a complete protein btw.
And if you ate nothing but potatoes, you would meet your protein requirements.
I thought they had to be buttered for that to be true?
“If Joe Biden said anything close to this, MAGA would’ve had a total meltdown,” argued Democratic influencer Harry Sisson in a social media post on X to his more than 400,000 followers. “Now this is just part of Trump’s messaging. Hypocrisy at its finest.”
Republicans have been melting down about ‘being forced to eat the bugs’ for over a fucking decade without anyone saying it. I still remember when I used to listen to a conservative shithead podcast (wanted to follow the shithead right and know their awful arguments, but eventually it wasn’t worth the brainrot) and they constantly talked about that and even had the most asinine jingles about it.
Looking back, I’m amazed at how much time I wasted subjecting myself to that…
Deceptive headline. This is a quote from someone lampooning her, not her.
FFS yes Republicants are hypocrites etc etc but Americans do not in fact need to eat a steak at every meal.
During the covid years, I had to laugh that your basic con believed all of these things and spent so much time online and IRL trying to convince others of them. Most basic cons probably still believe them:
- That “TechBros” (hate that term - I’m a “tech bro” and have been for virtually all of my life, but not one of these oligarchs) are pushing a progressive agenda and “censoring conservatives” and “cancelling conservatives” because cons’ posts don’t go viral or whatever.
- That it was all Democrats in on a pedo ring and affiliated with Epstein.
- That things like the WEF represents progressives.
This last one is relevant because the cons took WEF talks as something the “elites” (in conservative head canon, another word for progressives. lol, yeah, it makes zero sense, but nothing in their cinematic universe does) were pushing and the likes of Alex Jones just fucking ran with this…any and all calls for changing your diet (veganism/vegetarianism) or addressing climate change or having walkable cities almost always had a certain type pop up to quote this stuff, saying “you will own nothing and be happy” and “THEY want us to eat bugs” or “OMG! It’s the Great Reset!!!111”
The plan, of course, is to force us all into working poverty or death. And they’re going to succeed, because there’s no meaningful pushback of any kind.
Oh there’s pushback alright. Against anyone attempting to make even the slightest opposition to them. Usually for not being ‘good enough’
“Let them eat bugs.”
