Harris abandons 2019 pledge to ban plastic straws

Vice President Kamala Harris previously supported banning plastic straws in 2019, but her campaign now states that she does not support this idea. Harris' shift in position aligns with her recent pattern of moving to the center and offering fewer details about her policy agenda and priorities. The former President Trump's campaign has criticized Harris for her past support of plastic-straw bans, labeling her as a "San Francisco liberal." Harris has also changed her stance on other issues, such as Medicare for All, mandatory gun buyback programs, and fracking. Despite these changes, Harris maintains that her values have not changed, only her policy ideas.