Vice President Kamala Harris’ Thanksgiving tweet backfired after eagle-eyed social media users noticed she was using cookware banned by the Biden administration earlier this year.
“From our family to yours, happy Thanksgiving,” Harris aired on X Thursdayincludes a photo of him next to second man Doug Emhoff, a casserole and a gas stove.
Harris, 59, has been grilled over the post, with many conservatives accusing him of being a “hypocrite.”
“Wait…that’s a gas stove! The same Dems want to BAN you from having them,” wrote Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on X.
“Gas stove for me but not for you,” Senate GOP staffer Charles Correll III tweeted.
“I think gas stoves are bad for the environment,” said actor Kevin Sorbo, citing the impetus behind bans on stoves and other natural gas-powered appliances in Democratic-controlled California cities like San Francisco and Berkeley.
The White House says President Biden won’t support a federal gas stove ban — appliance veep Harris and second-in-command Doug Emhoff are pictured out front on Thanksgiving Day. Vice President Kamala Harris/X
In January, concerns about a possible federal ban on gas stoves were sparked after the Biden administration proposed a ban on gas stoves “on the table,” ostensibly because of the potentially dangerous levels of toxic chemicals released by popular appliances.
“This is a hidden danger,” Richard Trumka Jr., commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, said in an interview with Bloomberg. “Any option is on the table. Products that cannot be made safe can be banned.”
Trumka Jr., son of the late AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka, later retracted his statement.
“To be clear, the CPSC is not coming for anyone’s gas stove,” he tweeted. “Regulations apply to new products.”
The CPSC chairman also distanced himself from Trumka Jr.’s initial claim.
“I don’t want to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no action to do so,” said Alex Hoehn-Saric, one of the commission’s five members.
Similarly, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in January that “the president does not support banning gas stoves.”
A Biden administration official floated the gas stove ban earlier this year before repeating his statement.AFP via Getty Images
The Republican-led House passed a bill in June that would prevent the CPSC from finalizing any rules banning gas stoves.
Only 29 Democrats voted in favor of the bill.
Concerns were revived in February after the Department of Energy proposed “energy efficiency standards” for gas cooking products. The proposed rule would require energy performance standards for residential cookstoves for the first time.
The DOE derided suggestions that the new rules would lead to a ban on gas stoves as “absurd.”
“Neither DOE nor the federal government is planning to ban gas stoves. In February 2023, the DOE published recommendations that would improve the efficiency of gas and electric stoves. If implemented, the standard would not take effect until 2027 and help US consumers save up to $1.7 billion. As required by congressional mandate, DOE is determined to ensure consumers have a variety of cost-effective and energy-efficient options,” the agency said in a statement.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told congressional lawmakers in March that about half of the gas stoves currently on the market would be affected by the proposed rule — “fancy” ones with “heavy grates” and oval-shaped burners, she claimed. as lead. to “the excess amount of natural gas that will be emitted compared to the pot that is there.”
Granholm noted that it would cost about $12 per appliance to bring them into compliance with the proposed rules.
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law in April requiring all new buildings under seven stories to be fully electric by 2026 with larger structures following three years later — an effective ban on gas stoves.
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