President Trump was asked if he was “in favor of banning plastic straws” by a reporter on Friday afternoon, just a short time after an Iranian provocation in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Are you in favor of banning plastic straws?” a reporter asked the president outside the White House.
“I do think we have bigger problems than plastic straws. You know, it’s interesting about plastic straws. So you have a little straw, but what about the plates, the wrappers, and everything else that are much bigger and they’re made of the same material? So the straws are interesting, everybody focuses on the straws, there’s a lot of other things to focus on. It’s an interesting question.”
The reporter’s question about plastic straws came moments after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard seized a second British oil tanker. Trump was also asked about it, and said that Iran is “nothing but trouble” and that this provocation “goes to show you I was right about Iran.” He went on to say that he will be speaking to the United Kingdom soon.
“Trump Straws” went on sale on the Trump campaign website on Thursday. The 10-pack of reusable red straws are laser engraved with “Trump” on them, and the description reads, “Liberal paper straws don’t work. STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP and buy your pack of recyclable straws today.”
Plastic straws have been strictly limited in a number of cities over the harm to the environment they cause when not disposed of properly.
I thought it was a joke, but it’s true…the Trump campaign is selling plastic straws.
“Liberal paper straws don’t work.” pic.twitter.com/6PIgsELCAk
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) July 19, 2019
The straws are currently sold out.
