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The Washington Post reports:
Former president Donald Trump offered enthusiastic support for vaping on Friday, promising to protect the industry following a private meeting earlier in the day with a leading vaping lobbyist. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he “saved Flavored Vaping in 2019” and would “save Vaping again!”
The comments represent a revisionist account of his administration’s approach to vaping. They overlook a significant crackdown Trump pursued as president — which antismoking advocates regard as one of the surprising accomplishments of his time in office.
As The Washington Post reported this week, the biggest corporate donor to the primary pro-Trump super PAC is a subsidiary of Reynolds American, the second-largest tobacco company in the country.
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It’s the latest attempt by Trump to woo the support of vapers, after initially promising to crack down on the products.@isaacstanbecker + me on Trump’s shifting approach to vaping — and how it illustrates his oft-chaotic approach to making policy.https://t.co/dWqbemc1qn
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 21, 2024
Key people in Trump’s orbit have also changed their tune on vaping.
Kellyanne Conway in 2019 privately wanted a crackdown + publicly warned vaping was an urgent health crisis. (See video on the left.)
Five years later, Conway is working with vaping lobbyists fighting federal… pic.twitter.com/nLc5GE2UC8
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 21, 2024