RICHMOND, VA — Rep. Glenn Hargrove (R), who has built his brand on being “a regular guy who understands working families,” was unable to name the current price of a gallon of milk during a constituent town hall Saturday, offering the estimate “about two dollars” — a figure his staff later confirmed was last accurate in approximately 2014.

The moment, captured on video by an attendee, came in response to a question about grocery inflation from Patricia Molina, 62, a retired nurse who described herself as “genuinely curious, not confrontational.” Hargrove paused, smiled, and said, “Well, I’m not going to pretend to know it down to the penny, but I’d say about two bucks.” The room went quiet.

“A gallon of milk is $4.79 at the Kroger on Broad Street,” Molina replied. “I know because I bought one this morning. When was the last time you bought milk, Congressman?”

Hargrove did not answer directly but pivoted to what he called “the broader cost-of-living picture.”

“He called himself ‘a man of the people’ three times in one speech. The people would like to know which people, because we haven’t seen him at a Kroger.”

Campaign records show that Hargrove’s last photographed grocery store visit was a 2022 campaign stop at a Food Lion, during which he was seen holding a cantaloupe and giving a thumbs-up. Staffers confirmed he did not purchase the cantaloupe.

A spokesperson for Hargrove’s office released a statement calling the milk question “a gotcha moment” and noting that the congressman “shops at a variety of local establishments,” though the statement did not name any.

At press time, Hargrove had been photographed at a farmers’ market holding a bag of apples with both hands and a facial expression his communications director described as “relatable.”