The lawsuit said California's animal cruelty laws created "unnecessary red tape" in egg production, bringing up prices in the U.S.

The Trump administration is suing California over its animal welfare laws, claiming they unconstitutionally raised egg prices.

“Remember eggs? We weren’t able to buy another egg for the next 20 years — they were so expensive, right?” Trump recently told reporters at the White House. “Eggs have come down 400%. Everybody has eggs now. They have eggs for breakfast again.”