Liz Truss Storms Off Stage After Lettuce Banner Stunt
A speaking event with former British Prime Minister Liz Truss was interrupted on Tuesday (August 13) when a banner of a lettuce descended from the ceiling.
Campaign group Led By Donkeys claimed responsibility for the stunt after sharing videos on the social media networks.
The video shows the banner descending slowly behind Truss as she addressed audience members, revealing a large lettuce with the words "I crashed the economy".
Campaign group Led By Donkeys claimed responsibility for the stunt after sharing videos on the social media networks.
The video shows the banner descending slowly behind Truss as she addressed audience members, revealing a large lettuce with the words "I crashed the economy".
Transcript
00:00And I think, it's what I was saying a bit about incumbents, I think the average American is not doing well, and people do vote on, I think it was Bill Clinton's advisor who said it's the economy's stupid, so I think that he will, he will probably win.
00:22On that, on that.
00:24I've got a list of Trump questions by the way.
00:31Okay.
00:33No, I've no idea where that's come from.