Donald Trump called the previous paper straw target ‘ridiculous’ - ALEXANDER DRAGO/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Donald Trump has signed an executive order demanding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And, guess what, it’s actual straws — the paper kind, to be exact. The GOP’s social media account posted a photo of the president ...

“It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump told reporters while signing the order in the White House on Monday. “These things don’t work. I’ve had them many times, and on ...

Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday liberating Americans from the “forced use” of paper straws, because why govern when you can just screw around? The executive order stated that it would ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Monday, Donald Trump signed an ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday encouraging both the federal government and American consumers to buy plastic drinking straws — a formal rebuke of former President Joe Biden’s ...

On February 10, 2025, President Trump authorized Executive Order 14208 (E.O. 14208) revising United States federal policy on paper straw use. E.O. 14208 specifically called on the federal government ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. “It’s a ridiculous situation ...

Trump signed an executive order forbidding the federal government to purchase paper straws. He’s also tasking the executive branch with developing a “National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws” ...

The bill would preempt local governments from enacting single-use plastic bans without adding environmental requirements for alternatives.