While e-cigarettes were dubbed “less addictive” in a 2014 Penn State College of Medicine study a subsequent studies found vapers’ nicotine dependence to be two times higher and vaping was [not associated with higher levels of quitting the drug](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31642553/).
And doctors warn any product containing nicotine should be considered as addictive as cocaine or heroin.
What’s more, the Washington Post reported in 2019 the flavored vaping ban Trump claimed to have saved was one he promised voters as more than 5 million teenagers found themselves hooked on the sweet-flavored e-cigs.
“Kamala and Joe want everything banned, killing small businesses all over the Country.” Trump wrote. “I’ll save Vaping again!”
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Environmental-Arm365 on
We got a lot of single issue vape voters out there? I haven’t seen a lot of conflict in that arena.
AzuleStriker on
Oooook then.
carryoutsalt on
Am I wrong in thinking he originally wanted to do away with vaping in 2018 before a large cash sum changed his mind?
No_World_3352 on
“Save vaping again” How about you save our schools from vapes. My middle school shut all the bathrooms except one that was guarded by staff at all times because kids kept going to the restroom and vaping with their friends for 30 minutes
Pathetic_gimp on
Vaping is a new plague upon the world. I smoked for 20 years before I quit, and its only been 9 months ( this time around ) but I went cold turkey. I wished I had never started and I find it just depressing that something that probably was originally intended to help people quit has been hijacked and made the perfect gateway drug for kids. How we can go from knowing all about the tar and carcinogenic substances that smoking introduces into the lungs to being just fine with letting people inhale poorly regulated chemicals and oil vapour is beyond me. It’s not like tobacco would have got a foothold if the dangers were known from the very start.
I am not even convinced it helps people stop smoking. When I tried it I would still have a pack of cigs most days and would smoke a fair few of those whilst also non stop chuffing away on the vape and you just arent really ever cutting down on that nicotine.
CanineSnackBitch on
Every time he says stupid, weird shit I just sit with my popcorn, waiting for him to say more stupid weird shit
saltytarts on
This is actually hilarious 😂
(I only say this from the comfort of my own country, currently going to shit.)
Signed,
A Canuck
LeahaP1013 on
This feels like hand job Hanoi is trying to be BFFs with Laura Loomer now that Marge the Moron didn’t stay happy with her.
BriefCheetah4136 on
I’m not voting for him until he promises an extra patty on my Big Mac!
Reidroshdy on
Didn’t know vaping was in danger.
LeadPike13 on
Can we stop and get off now?
OrbAndSceptre on
Is he really losing though? National popular vote means nothing since it’s not one election but 50 elections that are taking place.
obidie on
You can almost see the broken and rusty cogs turning in his empty head as he suddenly thinks, “Hey! I know how to get the younger crowd to vote for me. Tell them I’ll save something that doesn’t need to be saved. That oughta do it”.
renoits06 on
We already knew he would be a cancer to ~~America~~ the world so this should come at no surprise.
camwow612 on
Old man yells at cloud of vape
TequieroVerde on
How about we save kids from school shootings first?
Substantial_Ad_7027 on
*I’ll save vaping! Any kids who don’t get shot will be able to vape freely! The commies won’t let it happen!*
scott_majority on
I guess he’s seeking the douchebag vote.
Pretend_Scholar_306 on
He must have gotten a big donation from the vaping industry. He is totally for sale.
robilar on
If there’s something that hurts kids, Trump is on board. The guy is like a fucking old school comic book villain. He’s like what ChatGPT would come up with if you prompted it to generate “a vacuous blowhard who, when presented with an option to be moral or immoral, always chooses the latter without fail”.
robilar on
Next up: “Trump promises to save Payday Loans!”
LostinNM_77 on
How is he still a serious contender. We are living in weird times
pimpbot666 on
Does he really think this will save his failing campaign? His base wasn’t sufficient to get him elected anyway, and even they’re drying up.
So, he thinks this will bring in new voters? Vaping?
He really thinks all his followers are idiots. He really does. He’s not entirely wrong, but wholly shizballz, this shit is downright insulting.
His policies tried to get it ban outright when he went after a few flavors. It was enough to even get a ban that’s now being disputed by the Supreme Court
Maybe he just accidentally pressed the V instead of the R.
Morpheuz71 on
What a genius
LynchMob187 on
I’m a Proud Republiczyn
Echidnakindy on
I’ll save old rapists …
pennynv on
Good work, that will get you about 3 votes. Haha.
zjdrummond on
I’m sure all the minors will vote for Trump now…wait.
boardgamejoe on
If you saved it, why was it unsaved so quickly? Stands to reason as soon as your term ends it will be unsaved again. Don’t you know how to save something permanently?
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He is vapid, so…..maybe?
As per [original article](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-e-cigarettes-vaping/) 📰:
– Former President Donald Trump tossed a wild pledge at a niche bloc of voters to whom he promised easy access to candy-flavored vapors.
Trump took to Truth Social Friday afternoon in an apparent effort to blow off steam as polls from [Nate Silver](https://www.natesilver.net/p/nate-silver-2024-president-election-polls-model), [the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/elections/polls-president.html) and [ABC News](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national/) showed Vice President Kamala Harris taking the lead in their presidential race.
The former president directed his rhetoric at a group of people who opt not to light up: vapers.
“I saved Flavored Vaping in 2019, and it greatly helped people get off smoking,” Trump wrote. “I’ll save Vaping again!”
Trump’s message — delivered days after the Washington Post reported [big tobacco was betting big on his campaign](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/18/menthol-cigarette-ban-trump-biden/) — contained several points that do not stand up to fact.
While e-cigarettes were dubbed “less addictive” in a 2014 Penn State College of Medicine study a subsequent studies found vapers’ nicotine dependence to be two times higher and vaping was [not associated with higher levels of quitting the drug](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31642553/).
And doctors warn any product containing nicotine should be considered as addictive as cocaine or heroin.
What’s more, the Washington Post reported in 2019 the flavored vaping ban Trump claimed to have saved was one he promised voters as more than 5 million teenagers found themselves hooked on the sweet-flavored e-cigs.
“Officials were poised to announce they would order candy, fruit and mint flavors off the market within 30 days — [a step the Trump had promised](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/09/11/trump-moves-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes/) almost two months earlier,” the Post reported. “But on Nov. 4, the night before a planned morning news conference, [the president balked](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-pulls-back-from-flavored-vaping-ban/2019/11/17/30853ece-07ae-11ea-924a-28d87132c7ec_story.html).”
Trump also claimed in his post that Harris and President Joe Biden want “everything banned.”
Items Harris has said [she would not ban include abortion medications](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/01/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-access-to-medication-abortion-through-major-retail-pharmacies/) and [guns](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/20/harris-gun-ownership-gun-safety/).
“Kamala and Joe want everything banned, killing small businesses all over the Country.” Trump wrote. “I’ll save Vaping again!”
——
**For any new voters or voters with questions – from helping voters to register, verify their registration, request a mail-in ballot, sign up for election reminders, to finding their polling location and staying up to date on the laws or policies that affect their ability to vote – visit [Vote.org](https://www.vote.org) to learn everything you need to know about voting.** 🗳️✅
We got a lot of single issue vape voters out there? I haven’t seen a lot of conflict in that arena.
Oooook then.
Am I wrong in thinking he originally wanted to do away with vaping in 2018 before a large cash sum changed his mind?
“Save vaping again” How about you save our schools from vapes. My middle school shut all the bathrooms except one that was guarded by staff at all times because kids kept going to the restroom and vaping with their friends for 30 minutes
Vaping is a new plague upon the world. I smoked for 20 years before I quit, and its only been 9 months ( this time around ) but I went cold turkey. I wished I had never started and I find it just depressing that something that probably was originally intended to help people quit has been hijacked and made the perfect gateway drug for kids. How we can go from knowing all about the tar and carcinogenic substances that smoking introduces into the lungs to being just fine with letting people inhale poorly regulated chemicals and oil vapour is beyond me. It’s not like tobacco would have got a foothold if the dangers were known from the very start.
I am not even convinced it helps people stop smoking. When I tried it I would still have a pack of cigs most days and would smoke a fair few of those whilst also non stop chuffing away on the vape and you just arent really ever cutting down on that nicotine.
Every time he says stupid, weird shit I just sit with my popcorn, waiting for him to say more stupid weird shit
This is actually hilarious 😂
(I only say this from the comfort of my own country, currently going to shit.)
Signed,
A Canuck
This feels like hand job Hanoi is trying to be BFFs with Laura Loomer now that Marge the Moron didn’t stay happy with her.
I’m not voting for him until he promises an extra patty on my Big Mac!
Didn’t know vaping was in danger.
Can we stop and get off now?
Is he really losing though? National popular vote means nothing since it’s not one election but 50 elections that are taking place.
You can almost see the broken and rusty cogs turning in his empty head as he suddenly thinks, “Hey! I know how to get the younger crowd to vote for me. Tell them I’ll save something that doesn’t need to be saved. That oughta do it”.
We already knew he would be a cancer to ~~America~~ the world so this should come at no surprise.
Old man yells at cloud of vape
How about we save kids from school shootings first?
*I’ll save vaping! Any kids who don’t get shot will be able to vape freely! The commies won’t let it happen!*
I guess he’s seeking the douchebag vote.
He must have gotten a big donation from the vaping industry. He is totally for sale.
If there’s something that hurts kids, Trump is on board. The guy is like a fucking old school comic book villain. He’s like what ChatGPT would come up with if you prompted it to generate “a vacuous blowhard who, when presented with an option to be moral or immoral, always chooses the latter without fail”.
Next up: “Trump promises to save Payday Loans!”
How is he still a serious contender. We are living in weird times
Does he really think this will save his failing campaign? His base wasn’t sufficient to get him elected anyway, and even they’re drying up.
So, he thinks this will bring in new voters? Vaping?
He really thinks all his followers are idiots. He really does. He’s not entirely wrong, but wholly shizballz, this shit is downright insulting.
I’m sorry but didn’t he forget he tried to ban vaping? https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/02/793125332/trump-administration-cracks-down-on-some-flavored-vaping-products
His policies tried to get it ban outright when he went after a few flavors. It was enough to even get a ban that’s now being disputed by the Supreme Court
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-07-02/supreme-court-to-hear-case-challenging-fdas-ban-of-flavored-vapes
Vapes🤣
Maybe he just accidentally pressed the V instead of the R.
What a genius
I’m a Proud Republiczyn
I’ll save old rapists …
Good work, that will get you about 3 votes. Haha.
I’m sure all the minors will vote for Trump now…wait.
If you saved it, why was it unsaved so quickly? Stands to reason as soon as your term ends it will be unsaved again. Don’t you know how to save something permanently?