Public health groups are losing patience over President Trump’s inaction on banning flavored e-cigarettes.
It's been more than two months since President Donald Trump announced that he would ban kid-friendly flavored e-cigarettes, and public health groups are losing patience.
But the administration has taken no action yet, fueling speculation that Trump is backing away from a ban because doing so may cost him votes next November. "We are deeply troubled by reports that politics may be interfering with policy that would prevent children from the dangers of e-cigarettes," Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, said in a statement."We remain hopeful the Trump administration will listen to the concerns expressed by the first lady and millions of parents and move forward with plans to remove all flavored e-cigarettes, including mint and menthol, from the market," the statement went on.
"The rise in the use of e-cigarettes among kids is a crisis of proportions that we haven’t seen in decades," he told NBC News, adding it's the fruity and minty flavors that attract kids to vaping in the first place.Sign Up
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