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Trump Reversed Course and Refused to Sign Memo Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes

HeadlineNov 18, 2019

The Washington Post reports President Trump abruptly reversed course and refused to sign a memo banning most flavored e-cigarettes, despite having promised to do so only two months earlier. He refused to sign the one-page “decision memo” while on a flight to a campaign rally in Lexington, Kentucky, earlier this month. He reported refused to sign the memo over fears that angry vape shop owners and their customers could hurt his presidential reelection prospects.

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