Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism online this week after sharing a photo of her and second-in-command Doug Emhoff posing next to a gas stove despite the Biden administration’s proposal earlier this year to limit the use of the appliance.
“Merry Christmas everyone. May your day be filled with love, family and good food,” Harris wrote on X, adding: “PS We’re making Christmas beef Wellington.”
Conservatives quickly spied what appeared to be a gas range in a casual kitchen photo.
“Is that another gas stove?” Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., responded.
Other conservatives point out that the vice president’s choice to cook beef may contradict previous statements he has made about reducing red meat consumption.
“I thought we should eat less red meat for the climate?” Mary Vought wrote.
Harris received similar criticism after posting a photo on Thanksgiving showing her and Doug’s kitchen.
The Biden administration previously claimed it planned to ban gas stoves after the top leader of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Richard Trumka Jr., told Bloomberg “a gas stove ban is on the table” over health concerns.
“This is a hidden danger,” Trumka told Bloomberg. “Any option is on the table. Products that cannot be made safe can be banned.”
Trumka later said it would not be used for existing kitchens, but only for new products.
That idea was scrapped, but it was followed by a proposed Department of Energy (DOE) rule that would impose tough new energy efficiency standards on gas stoves.
Harris and Emhoff posted the same photo on Thanksgiving. Twitter/@VP
The House of Representatives passed an amendment in March — with help from some Democrats — that would prevent the DOE from implementing strict new regulations that most gas stoves on the market today would not be able to meet.
The House voted 251 to 181 in favor of the amendment from Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., to the larger energy policy bill, and 29 Democrats voted with the GOP.
About 38% of American households, or about 40 million, use natural gas for cooking in their homes.
The White House and the vice president’s office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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