Erin Burnett's jaw drops at Trump voter's admission on CNN: 'Can't stop thinking about it'

CNN anchor Erin Burnett's jaw nearly hit the floor on Wednesday as she reported on a startling admission a Trump voter made during a recent interview.

NPR spoke to a Trump voter on Tuesday who claimed that he and his partner had started fasting in order to save money on groceries. The comments came at a time when the Trump administration's economic figures showed a sharp rise in inflation due to the war in Iran. Grocery prices were up nearly 3% while prices for food outside of the home increased by 3.6%, according to the data.

Burnett reacted to the Trump voter's admission on her show, "OutFront."

"It's stunning," she said about the voter's fasting comments. "I can't stop thinking about it, that fasting is the solution."

Trump administration officials have been roundly criticized for offering some outlandish ways for Americans to save money on food costs. For instance, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins told Americans that it only costs about $3 to eat "a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and one other thing," The New Republic reported in January.

The Trump administration has also proposed allowing slaughterhouses to kill animals faster in order to lower costs, USA Today reported.