A photo shared by the vice president of herself cooking Thanksgiving dinner with her husband has raised questions from conservatives about the presence of a gas stove in their kitchen, following claims earlier in the year that the Biden administration was planning to ban them.
"From our family to yours, happy Thanksgiving," Kamala Harris posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday, along with an image of herself and Doug Emhoff preparing their holiday meal.
Several people—including Georgia Republican congressman Mike Collins and America First activist Laura Loomer—pointed out the presence of a gas stove in the background. This prompted a number of comments from social media users, including Libs of Tiktok, riffing on the phrase "rules for thee but not for me."
Newsweek approached the White House via email for comment on Friday.
In January, claims that the Biden administration was planning to outlaw gas stoves—which an estimated 40 million American households have—riled right-wing figures, and played into the narrative around climate change policies that the federal government was attempting to limit Americans' freedom.
The issue stemmed from an interview given to Bloomberg by a Biden-appointed U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) commissioner, Richard Trumka Jr., which said "a ban on gas stoves is on the table" amid concerns about their impact on health.
A study published in December last year in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, found 12.7 percent of current childhood asthma in the U.S. was "attributed to gas stove use, which is similar to the childhood asthma burden attributed to second-hand smoke exposure."
"Any option is on the table," Trumka Jr. was quoted as saying. "Products that can't be made safe can be banned."
Kamala Harris' Thanksgiving photo raises questions
Several conservative commentators pointed out the presence of a gas stove in her kitchen, following claims the Biden administration was looking to ban them.
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