Trump Walks Back E-Cigarette Ban Over Voter Backlash Concerns – By Alexa Lardieri (US News) / Nov 18 2019
The president backed off the proposed ban after advisers and vaping industry lobbyists warned him it could alienate voters.
President Donald Trump has walked back a plan to ban flavored e-cigarette products after being warned there could be backlash from voters.
Advisers to the president told The New York Times that Trump was persuaded by advisers to back off the plan during a flight to a political rally in Kentucky earlier this month. After the conversation, the president canceled a press conference that would have included Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
Another meeting was scheduled in its place, according to the Times.
Earlier this month, Trump tweeted that he would be meeting with representatives of the vaping industry, as well as medical professionals and state representatives to “come up with an acceptable solution to the vaping and e-cigarette dilemma.”
At the time, sources said the announcement was a surprise and no such meeting had been arranged.
Trump announced a proposal to ban flavored e-cigarette products after dozens of people were diagnosed with severe vaping-related lung injuries. While the proposed ban had been garnering support, sources told the Times that Trump chose to retreat from it on the recommendation of his advisers and vaping industry lobbyists.
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