 "'Back to plastic': Trump says will sign executive order to end Biden's 'ridiculous' push for paper straw")
President Donald Trump on Friday expressed strong opposition to eco-friendly paper straws endorsed by his predecessor Joe Biden, vowing that the US would revert to using the plastic ones.
“I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don’t work. BACK TO PLASTIC!” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Democrat Biden had set a goal to ban single-use plastic utensils, including drinking straws, in government departments by 2035.
Trump’s latest stance on environmental matters follows his earlier withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement shortly after his second-term inauguration, along with his commitment to increased oil drilling.
The rising popularity of paper drinking straws has consistently frustrated Trump.
“They want to ban straws. Has anyone tried those paper straws? They’re not working too good,” he said during a campaign rally in the 2020 election against Biden.
“It disintegrates as you drink it, and if you have a nice tie like this tie, you’ve got no choice.”
Trump’s campaign team has also sold branded plastic straws with the slogan: “Liberal paper straws don’t work.”
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