The ban was aimed at deterring the five million teenagers who had taken up vaping.
President Donald Trump reversed course on banning flavored e-cigarettes because he feared it would have an impact on his 2020 election campaign, it has been reported.
Federal regulators had given the go-ahead for the proposed ban, which was aimed at curbing the use of e-cigarettes among millions of teenagers and would have seen candy-, fruit- and mint-flavored vaping products taken off the shelves. However, Trump wavered and did not sign off on the plan on November 4 due to warnings that it could cost jobs and vape shop owners, as well as customers, would desert him at the ballot box in battleground states, a senior White House official toldFlavored vaping products containing nicotine are seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, September 17, 2019. President Donald Trump reportedly reversed a planned ban of the e-cigarettes out of fears it might cost jobs.
"He didn't know much about the issue and was just doing it for Melania and Ivanka," the official said, referring to the first lady and the president's daughter., after she heard stories from teenagers at a White House"listening session" about their experiences with e-cigarettes.
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