Elizabeth Warren blasts the plastic straw debate as a fossil fuel industry distraction tactic - Vox

"Give me a break."
https://www.vox.com/2019/9/5/20850490/elizabeth-warren-climate-change-forum-2020

Now Trump Is Selling Overpriced Straws To Thirsty Fans Just To Own The Libs - HuffPost

President Donald Trump's campaign is offering an unusual new item for sale: commemorative plastic straws with the president's name on them. "Liberal paper straws don't work," claims a tweet promoting the straws. The Team Trump account then asks supporters to "stand with President Trump" by using his special "laser-engraved" plastic straws at just $15 for a pack of 10 (plus shipping). ....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-plastic-straws_n_5d3159ace4b020cd99414b9b

Europe bans single-use plastics. Glitter could be next - The Washington Post

For the European Union, it was the final straw. Final single-use plastic straw, that is. The E.U. parliament on Wednesday voted to ban single-use straws as well as single-use plastic cutlery, stirrers, plastic plates and balloon sticks in a move that could lead to a ban on single-use plastics in E.U. member states by 2021. The new laws also say that, by 2025, the content of plastic bottles should be 25 percent recycled...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/03/28/eu-parliament-backs-ban-single-use-straws/