‘Back to plastic': Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don't work' (1 Viewer)

[Matthew Daly | The Associated Press]

President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work.”

Trump signed an executive order Monday, saying: “It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws”

The move by Trump — who has long railed against paper straws, and whose 2019 reelection campaign sold Trump-branded reusable plastic straws for $15 per pack of 10 — targets a Biden administration policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastics, including straws, from food service operations, events...

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