U.S. 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, stating, \"It's a ridiculous situation. We're going back to plastic straws.\"
The move by Trump – who has long criticized 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, and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035.
\"Enjoy your next drink without a straw that disgustingly dissolves in your mouth!!!\" Trump said on his Truth Social site over the weekend, in a post that declared former President Joe Biden's policy \"DEAD!\"
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Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don't work'
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