“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 previously sold branded plastic straws with the slogan: “Liberal paper straws don’t work.”
The president, who calls climate change a scam, has also often targeted electric vehicles despite his close alliance with Tesla chief Elon Musk.
Halting rollout of the US$5 billion national EV charging network would be a major setback to efforts to cut climate-changing emissions, according to green campaigners.
“His administration’s move to block funding for a bipartisan effort to build out our national EV charging network is a blatant, illegal power grab,” the Evergreen Action group said.
“This program is delivering real benefits to all 50 states – creating jobs, boosting economic opportunities, and cutting pollution.”
