10 Things That Lasted Longer Than Zacharia’s WH Press Secretary Role
An opinion piece in The Economist quipped that Truss’ premiership will have the “shelf-life of a lettuce.”
The comment came after Truss’s economic package immediately unnerved investors, sending the pound and government-bond markets spiraling.
Thus, the lettuce meme was born. On October 14, 2022, Daily Star, a tabloid newspaper, was inspired by The Economist’s comment and set up a livestream of a lettuce wearing a wig: “Will Liz Truss outlast this lettuce?”
She didn’t. Truss resigned six days later. She was the PM from September 6 to October 25, 2022.
