An empty promise? A real awareness of the American president? Two months ago, Donald Trump promised to ban flavored e-liquids for e-cigarettes. But according to the American media, he would have finally given up banning this product, for fear that it would cost him his re-election in 2020.
DONALD TRUMP OR THE FEAR OF THE LOBBY OF THE VAPE?
All in all, this would be good news for e-cigarettes in the United States, even if it is not yet confirmed… The President of the United States, Donald Trump is said to be on the verge of ditching its frontal attack on vaping. However, two months ago, the American president promised to ban flavored e-liquids. It's his daughter Ivanka and his wife Melania, he said, who convinced him of the dangerousness of this product, a true epidemic for American youth.
« We can not let people get sick and see our kids at this point affected Donald Trump said.
While the draft ban was finalized, close to be made public at a press conference, Donald Trump decided the day before to cancel everything to backtrack.
According to the US media, Trump's advisers have been the targets of an intense lobbying campaign by the manufacturers of vaping machines, which would have convinced him, polls in support, that this ban would have been bad for his re-election in 2020 , risking crumpling his base.
True or not, writes the Wahsington Post, the risk of losing the support of his base is the best way to convince the president. On Twitter, the latter said there is little to think about a " acceptable solution ". It could be to raise the legal age to 21 years instead of 18 years. " The health and safety of children will be the priorities Donald Trump writes.
