Ernst talks turkey and inflation in animated video

Each year at the holidays, agricultural organizations report on how much a turkey dinner and all the fixings will cost. This year, that price tag ballooned as supply-chain breakdowns and other factors have caused inflation.

Republicans have been eager to blame rising prices on Democratic President Joe Biden, and an animated video tweeted Nov. 23 by U.S. Joni Ernst of Iowa does just that.

“Let’s tally up the cost of your Thanksgiving trip,” Ernst narrates as we see a cartoon Biden using a bike pump to inflate the words “Thanksgiving trip” until the words explode.

Claims are peppered through the video like bits of celery in your favorite stuffing:

“Gas is at a seven-year high,” Ernst says, as the screen says “$63.08 to fill the tank.”

“Heating bills this winter are jumping up by 54 percent,” Ernst says.

“The price for turkeys this year has nearly doubled,” she says as we see a label saying “$55.20 for a 16-pound turkey.“

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