Trump border czar didn't say 'Give me one good reason kids and seniors can't pick lettuce'
The satirical Fox News chyron presumably referenced immigration raids at farms under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
Rae Deng
Published July 15, 2025
Claim:
A Fox News chyron reported that U.S. President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, said: "Give me one good reason kids and seniors can't pick lettuce instead."
In mid-July 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, said: "Give me one good reason kids and seniors can't pick lettuce instead," an apparent reference to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at farms.
A screenshot of an allegedly authentic Fox News chyron — text superimposed on the bottom of a news broadcast — with the aforementioned quote spread on Facebook, Bluesky and X.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/quote-lettuce-trump-border-czar-tom-homan/
