“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 ...

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and "disgustingly dissolves in your mouth," he was widely criticized for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don't last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move ...

President Trump is leaving no stone unturned in his avalanche of executive orders, and today he turned his attention to plastic straws. “I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ...

Donald Trump recently surprised the world again by signing an action to end what he describes as the "forced use" of paper straws. Although there is some merit in the argument the White House presents ...

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Why the humble straw “issue” has so incensed the present administration and triggered an executive order more or less banning paper straws from federal buildings, in favor of plastic ones, is ...