President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the U.S. government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws, pushing back efforts by his predecessor to phase out single-use plastics and tackle waste.

On Monday, Donald Trump signed an executive order to get rid of paper straws. The biodegradable product has long irked the president; during his first term, he railed against them on the campaign trail and sold Trump-branded plastic straws that cashed in nearly half a million dollars.

President Donald Trump announced the next target of his executive orders, sharing that he plans on "ending" paper straws and going "back to plastic."

S ince taking office, Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders, reversing some actions from the previous administration, adding new measures that are core to his agenda,

President Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to return to using plastic straws. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” he said, adding that paper straws “don’t work.” The move comes after former President Biden set a goal of phasing out the government’s use of single-use plastics.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he is signing an executive order to bring back plastic straws. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he would end the "ridiculous" push for paper straws that "don't work".

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 to plastic. “It’s a ridiculous situation.