"We went to go buy a turkey today, it was $90 for a turkey!" Chaffetz said. "The price of stamps is up 32 percent in the last four years. But it's all a choice by Joe Biden, that's what Bidenomics is!"
Recent figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate an average cost of $1.25 per pound, 43 cents less than last year. While the total price varies by weight, the $90 turkey cited by Chaffetz would need to weigh a massive 72 pounds based on the average.
Caught in his lie, Chaffetz later posted a picture on X—with the words "Happy Thanksgiving!!"—of a turkey that was priced at $4.99 a pound, was 22.85 pounds and bore a price tag of $114.02. The turkey in question is from Diestal Turkey Ranch, a family farm in Sonoma, California, dedicated to nearly everything Jason Chaffetz regularly mocks.
It is a regenerative, sustainable farm and ranch. It doesn't use preservatives or antibiotics; it recycles and is dedicated to protecting the local environment. In other words, Diestal appears to be a woke enterprise. It doesn't matter if Diestal swings red or blue, they do the right thing. Chaffetz cannot.
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