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Guardian column links Trump to US cyclosporiasis outbreak
Original: Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2
Arwa Mahdawi has written a Guardian opinion column asking whether Donald Trump is to blame for a cyclosporiasis outbreak causing severe diarrhea among Americans, tied to contaminated lettuce ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The piece connects food safety oversight and the Trump administration's policies to the illness, and is being shared under tags including the midterms, Donald Trump, and a US cyclosporiasis outbreak.
Why now: A cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce shortly before the 2026 US midterms has become a politically charged food safety story.
Donald TrumpArwa MahdawiThe Guardian
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- Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/oct/01/trump-lettuce-diarrhea-midterms # UsMidtermElections2026 # DonaldTrump # UsNews # CyclosporiasisOutbreakUs # TrumpAdministration # UsPolitics #… · theguardian_us_opinion@halo.nu · 4
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