{"id":2219273,"date":"2024-04-12T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-address-sharpton-group-after-missing-deadline-on-menthol-ban-it-opposed\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:06:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:06:47","slug":"biden-to-address-sharpton-group-after-missing-deadline-on-menthol-ban-it-opposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-address-sharpton-group-after-missing-deadline-on-menthol-ban-it-opposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden scheduled to speak to Sharpton group after missing menthol ban deadline they opposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-address-sharpton-group-after-missing-deadline-on-menthol-ban-it-opposed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden will address a group led by civil rights leader Al Sharpton after missing a deadline for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gops-newest-midterm-issue-menthols\/\" title=\"The GOP\u2019s Newest Midterm Issue: Menthols?\">menthol cigarette ban<\/a> opposed by the organization. Sharpton&#8217;s National Action Network has long fought against bans \u200bon flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes, \u200dexpressing concerns about racial targeting. Biden \u2064aims to strengthen his connection\u2062 with\u200b black voters in light of polling \u2064showing a potential shift towards Donald Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Al Sharpton\">Joe Biden<\/a> will speak to a group headed by civil rights leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/al-sharpton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Al Sharpton\">Al Sharpton<\/a> just days after missing the deadline to finalize a menthol cigarette ban that the organization opposed.<\/p>\n<p>Sharpton founded the National Action Network, which for years has opposed bans on flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes, citing the potential for racial targeting by the police. Biden\u2019s Food and Drug Administration first proposed banning menthols in April 2022 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2954041\/biden-delays-menthol-ban-2024-concerns-black-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"missed a second deadline\">missed a deadline<\/a> for finalizing the rule at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p>The president is scheduled to address NAN\u2019s conference virtually at 2:45 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is working to sharpen his reelection pitch to black voters, whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-washington-briefing\/2947939\/polls-say-black-voters-migrating-toward-trump-will-votes-follow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">some polls indicate<\/a> are migrating toward former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, by touting his accomplishments and efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-closes-season-with-inspire-change-ad-football-is-over-but-systemic-racism-goes-on\/\" title=\"NFL Closes Season With \u2018Inspire Change\u2019 Ad: Football Is Over But \u2018Systemic Racism\u2019 Goes On\">address racial inequality<\/a>, the <em>Associated Press <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-civil-rights-black-america-sharpton-conference-1142ce622a42c5b6cf96aeb301d53a71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The president will not take questions from attendees following his address, with Sharpton leading a discussion afterward. Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> addressed last year\u2019s edition of the conference in person.<\/p>\n<p>Though a deadline to finalize the menthol ban passed on April 1, the FDA says it could still move forward before the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FDA remains committed to issuing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-expected-to-propose-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes-aclu-says-it-will-disproportionately-affect-communities-of-color\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Expected To Propose Ban On Menthol Cigarettes, ACLU Says It Will Disproportionately Affect Communities Of Color\">tobacco product standards<\/a> for menthol in cigarettes and characterizing flavors in cigars as expeditiously as possible,\u201d the agency said in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2954041\/biden-delays-menthol-ban-2024-concerns-black-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"last week\">last week<\/a>, noting that the process is in its final stage. \u201cAs we\u2019ve made clear, these product standards remain at the top of our priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sharpton, along with some groups representing law enforcement, argues that a ban on menthol cigarettes would create underground markets and lead to more interactions with police. Proponents of the ban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/03\/10\/menthol-cigarettes-could-be-banned-nationwide\/72586137007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"note\">note<\/a> that National Action Network has accepted donations from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/juul-labs-will-shell-out-40-million-for-ads-targeting-minors\/\" title=\"JUUL Labs Will Shell Out  Million For Ads Targeting Minors\">tobacco companies<\/a> in the past. <\/p>\n<p>Previous speakers at the group\u2019s convention this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/morning-joe\/watch\/joe-calls-out-those-knowingly-voting-for-a-fascist-voting-for-a-racist-208847941907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"include\">include<\/a> MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandstateny.com\/politics\/2024\/04\/adams-hochul-kick-national-action-network-convention-praise-rev-al-sharpton\/395642\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"along with\">along with<\/a> New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY). <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden is set to address a group led by civil rights icon Al Sharpton shortly after failing to meet the deadline to implement a menthol cigarette ban opposed by the organization. Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, has long opposed bans on flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes, expressing concerns about potential racial targeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2219274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24099694990879-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2219273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24099694990879-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2219273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2219274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2219273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2219273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2219273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}