Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism online this week after sharing a photo of her and her second gentleman Doug Emhoff posing next to a gas stove despite the Biden administration’s proposal earlier this year to limit 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.”
The conservators quickly spotted what appeared to be a gas stove in the informal kitchen image.
“Is it another gas stove?” Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., responded.
Other conservatives noted that the vice president’s choice to cook beef may be at odds with previous statements she made about reducing red meat consumption.
“I thought we were supposed to eat less red meat because of the weather?” Maria 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 that “the ban on gas stoves is on the table” due to 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 apply to existing stoves, but only to new products.
That idea was scrapped, but was followed by a proposed regulation from the Department of Energy (DOE) that would impose strict new energy efficiency standards for gas stoves.
Harris and Emhoff posted a similar photo on Thanksgiving. Twitter/@VP
The House of Representatives passed an amendment in March, with the help of several 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 251-181 in favor of Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama,’s amendment to a broader energy policy bill, with 29 Democrats voting with the GOP.
About 38% of American households, or approximately 40 million, use natural gas for cooking in their homes.
The White House and the vice president’s office did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
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