A leading animal rights organization is pointing to high egg prices in a push for President Trump to swap yolks for spuds at this year's White House Easter Egg Roll.

In a letter to the commander in chief and Melania Trump released Tuesday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) President Ingrid Newkirk shared the group's suggestion to "replace the tired old Easter Egg Roll" with the "Make America Great Easter Potato Roll."

"With eggs scarce as hen’s teeth and egg prices at an all-time high (and projected to rise 41 percent more this year), this would be a terrific way to put America’s potato farmers first and........

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