President Trump: “Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars.” https://t.co/OBLCVoLF0C https://t.co/vi5tr5hHPN
— CNN (@CNN) February 16, 2017
In an episode of Arrested Development, upper-middle-class matriarch Lucille scolds Michael for charging his brother Gob for a Bluth frozen banana. “I mean, it’s one banana, Michael,” she says. “What could it cost, ten dollars?” Michael, taken aback by her obliviousness, responds, “You’ve never actually set foot in a supermarket, have you?” She hasn’t, and neither has Donald Trump. He’s certainly never bought ingredients for a home-cooked meal — not with his trash food diet of KFC and taco bowls — and he apparently has no idea how much candy costs. Trump would be terrible on The Price Is Right.
During a particularly hostile press conference at the White House on Thursday, the president, who previously accused Hillary Clinton of being on drugs, called the country “drug-infested.” He continued, “Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars. We’re not going to let it happen any longer.”
Let’s do some quick fact checking: according to Price of Weed, the first Google search result for “price of marijuana,” the average cost for an ounce of “medium-quality” pot in America is $279.24. According to my local grocery store, the average cost for Snickers, a “medium-quality” candy bar, is, like, $1. Even something nicer, like this bag of Gold Chocolate Caramels — presumably a Trump favorite — will only set you back $5.99. Then again, you have to pay for shipping, which is probably another $700. Trump’s onto something!
And everyone’s on Trump’s case for his drugs vs. candy bars comment.
https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/832292054654918656
https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/832294303317766144
Did Trump just say "drugs are cheaper than candy bars?" Man, I live in the wrong neighborhood.
— Sweep The Leg (@SweepTheLeg337) February 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/attackerman/status/832291319611531266
https://twitter.com/drugs/status/832296496171192324
https://twitter.com/ales_kot/status/832296344241000448
Apparently I've been shopping in all the wrong places for drugs, and all the right places for candy.
— Roy Kesey (@roykesey) February 16, 2017
I'm watching this presser with my mom, about 15 min behind.
DJT: "Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars."
Mom: "Where?!"
— Elika Sadeghi (@elikasadeghi) February 16, 2017
Donald Trump, "Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars."
How can you SAY this and NOT tell us where you get yours!#Tease #Bargain
— Tommy Campbell (@MrTommyCampbell) February 16, 2017
I'm fine with Trump claiming drugs are cheaper than candy bars so long as he forms a task force to tell me where they are.
— man it’s a hot zone, (@Mobute) February 16, 2017
"Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars"—-are they? Where? Asking for a friend… #donaldtrump
— Nida (@nidaelizabethxx) February 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/LiMcGurn/status/832303481276899332
https://twitter.com/jonwurster/status/832291883351146496
Do Dippin’ Dots count as candy? Discuss.