President Trump Addresses “Explosive Diarrhea” Outbreak: “We’re Going to Put a Major Tariff on Mexico!”

While taking questions in the Oval Office today, President Trump was asked about one of the most pressing matters in our nation — the lettuce causing “explosive diarrhea” in many states.

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked him when it will be “safe to eat lettuce” again, to which President Trump gave an absolutely hilarious response.

“Are you eating lettuce recently?” he asked Peter before telling him to, “get out of here,” if he was!

Then, President Trump went on to joke that he is going to have to put a major tariff on Mexico for sending in the lettuce, along with a tariff on Canada for the wildfire smoke blowing into parts of the United States.

Watch President Trump’s full answer here:

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump announces Mexico will be PUNISHED for sending in lettuce to our country that's giving people "explosive diarrhea"

"We're going to put a MAJOR TARIFF on Mexico because of the lettuce, and we're going to put a BIG tariff on Canada because of the smoke,… pic.twitter.com/lErHYSL1ch

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 24, 2026

President Trump might be kidding, but it may not be a bad idea!

His idea is generating quite the buzz online.

Some of these comments are just hilarious:

Imagine waking up from a 10 year coma and seeing this headline right outta the gate. https://t.co/OqrYjBoU31

— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) July 24, 2026

@pdoocy That has to be the first time the words ‘explosive diarrhea’ were uttered in the Oval Office since Biden’s term. 😎😎😎

— ElvisUSA (@ElvisUSA) July 24, 2026

In Michigan, you get both so you don’t dare cough.

— Tomatofan (@Tomatofan) July 24, 2026

The recent outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that causes gastrointestinal issues, has been linked to lettuce sold by Taylor Farms originating from Central Mexico.

This contaminated lettuce was distributed to many stores and restaurants in the United States, including Taco Bell.

So far, nearly 2,000 people across nine states have fallen ill from it.

Along with the diarrhea lettuce coming in from Mexico, smoke from wildfires in Toronto has been blowing in across the Northeast and Midwest.

Here’s some footage of a massive smoke plume in New York:

New York was covered in smoke from wildfires in Canada

A thick layer of smog blanketed the city’s sky, while the smell of burning spread through the streets. A massive smoke plume from large-scale wildfires in neighboring Canada covered a huge area and worsened air quality.

New… pic.twitter.com/3cEwU0icJC

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 17, 2026

USA Today shared more details on both situations:

A CDC outbreak update released Friday, July 24, reported 4,173 laboratory-confirmed cases of the disease since May 1. The CDC said that an additional 7,400 cases, many in Michigan and Ohio, have not yet been confirmed.

The number of states reporting cases grew to 41 in this latest CDC update, but those cases may not all be part of ongoing outbreaks.

USA TODAY research suggests cases of cyclosporiasis, the infection caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora and known to cause severe diarrhea, have been reported in all but four states.

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Apart from the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, wildfire smoke from Canadian wildfires has left skies in some parts of the United States blackened and under an orange blaze.

Smoke from out-of-control wildfires created horrible air pollution in Toronto, which on July 15, had the worst pollution in the world. In the United States, New York City ranked fifth worst, according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company.

What are your thoughts?