“Crooked Joe’s MANDATE, ‘NO PLASTIC STRAWS, ONLY PAPER,’ IS DEAD! Enjoy your next drink without a straw that disgustingly dissolves in your mouth!!! Our Country is coming back faster than anyone thought possible. We are respected all over the world, like never before. ENJOY!!!” wrote President Trump on Saturday in a two-part post celebrating a major accomplishment.
In December 2021 Joe Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reduce purchases of single-use plastics by 2035. That’s literally the only thing that comes anywhere close to a “MANDATE” for paper straws which, by the way, are not the only alternative.