{"id":806354,"date":"2026-08-08T02:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806354\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:30:14","slug":"how-the-humble-burrito-triggered-a-maga-civil-war-in-trumps-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806354\/","title":{"rendered":"How the humble burrito triggered a Maga \u2018civil war\u2019 in Trump\u2019s party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Debate over the price of a burrito is causing indigestion for President Donald Trump\u2019s Republican Party, which fears being punished for the high cost of living in November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Mexican speciality \u2013 rice, beans, meat and other toppings wrapped in a tortilla \u2013 is beloved by many Americans as a comforting, filling and inexpensive meal.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Not any more, argues Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for the conservative youth organisation Turning Point USA.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cOne of our TPUSA college students gave me his take on affordability: \u2018A burrito shouldn\u2019t cost $20.\u2019 Yeah, a lot of this is a hangover from Covid and Biden-era inflation, but the lived experience is the same: It just feels like basic things cost too much,\u201d Kolvet said in a viral social media post this week.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Those comments set off what Fox News, the Republicans\u2019 favourite channel, is describing as a \u201ccivil war\u201d within the party.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US Democrats have made affordability and the economy their defining midterm messaging, playing off elevated inflation and prices for groceries. Photo illustration: TNS\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2f346e3e-6f05-4e45-aa93-907598520716_6deaac00.jpg\" title=\"US Democrats have made affordability and the economy their defining midterm messaging, playing off elevated inflation and prices for groceries. Photo illustration: TNS\"\/>US Democrats have made affordability and the economy their defining midterm messaging, playing off elevated inflation and prices for groceries. 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