President Donald Trump officially signed an executive order on Monday evening to bring the American government away from paper straws – even suggesting that they 'explode'.
Trump had plagued the move on Friday for Truth Social Commitment to sign an executive order 'The ridiculous Biden -push to paper straws that do not work,' back to plastic! '
He further promoted the move during his sit-down Sunday with Fox News' Bret Baier who was bound to the Super Bowl.
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order with regard to drinking straws, in which personnel secretary Will Scharf said that the impact of the environment between paper and plastic straws was 'completely unclear' and wasted the US government on Monday.
'We go back to plastic straws. These things don't work, “Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “I have had them often, and occasionally they break, they explode.”
It is unclear what Trump meant about exploding paper straws, but general complaints about them are that they can become mushy.
'If something is hot, they will not last long. If a matter of minutes, sometimes a matter of seconds, it's a ridiculous situation, “Trump said. “And I don't think plastic will influence a shark while eating, as they chew their way through the ocean.”
Trump's move is part of his broader push to reverse any form of environmental regulations that are supported by the previous administration.
President Donald Trump told reporters that he signed an executive order to bring plastic straws back. He also claimed that paper straws can 'explode'
President Donald Trump has promoted the use of plastic drinking straw (photo) about the more environmentally friendly paper versions
Last year, President Joe Biden announced a plan to abolish the use of the federal government of all plastic for one -time use by 2035.
Plastics contribute to a large pollution problem and are created by the burning of fossil fuels.
The use of less plastic can kill two birds with one stone when it comes to the impact of the environment.
A handful of states had previously banned plastic straws, because the items for one -time use contribute to plastic pollution and it has been shown that it is harmful to some animals in the wild.
But Trump aroused crowds by letting them sing 'drillboard vill' and mocked progressive democrats' plan to implement a 'Green New Deal', an initiative supported by the government to train American employees on green jobs.
“Do you know what I did last night that is really popular?” Trump asked Baier in their sit-down that was fully broadcast on Monday evening. “The straw.”
“They gave us a paper straw. It melts, it is terrible, you start – they have to make it flavors because by the time you're done – it's so terrible, “Trump said. “I finished the paper straw, we go back to plastic.”
Baier said this was a 90/10 problem – which means it would be overwhelmingly popular.
“But this was a Biden issue. A big problem with Biden. As if Biden really knew, “said Trump, who mocked the 82-year-old former president.
When Trump ran against Biden in 2020, his campaign plastic straws sold as a way to mock the environment of the Democratic party.
“Liberal paper straws don't work,” said the Trump 2020 campaign website at the time. “Stand today at President Trump and buy your Rakelrecyclebare straws today.”
