{"id":2394956,"date":"2025-01-24T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-withdraws-bidens-proposed-menthol-ban-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T17:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T22:48:29","slug":"trump-withdraws-bidens-proposed-menthol-ban-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-withdraws-bidens-proposed-menthol-ban-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump withdraws Biden&#8217;s proposed menthol ban &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-withdraws-bidens-proposed-menthol-ban-washington-examiner%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=2394956&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>Former President Donald \u200bTrump has rescinded \u200ba proposed ban on \u200cmenthol cigarettes that was initially suggested by \u200bhis predecessor, President Joe Biden.The \u200dFDA proposed the ban in 2022, driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-people-can-still-be-black-if-they-dont-vote-for-joe-biden-or-at-all\/\" title=\"Black individuals retain their Black identity regardless of their voting choices, including not voting or opting for a different candidate than Joe Biden\">anti-smoking advocates<\/a>, but\u200d it was never finalized by Biden&#8217;s administration. The ban faced criticism and concerns from law enforcement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-number-of-americans-died-from-drug-overdoses-in-2021-cdc-data-show\/\" title=\"Record Number Of Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in 2021, CDC Data Show\">drug policy experts<\/a>,which contributed to Biden \u200cmissing deadlines for \u2062its implementation. Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-spend-600-million-rejoining-corrupt-un-club-that-amplifies-leftist-causes-and-ccp-propaganda\/\" title=\"Biden to spend 0M rejoining UN club amplifying leftist causes and CCP propaganda.\">administration officially withdrew<\/a> the proposal the day after his inauguration in \u200dJanuary 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200b decision has drawn criticism from anti-smoking \u200cadvocates, who\u2064 expressed disappointment and urged states and cities to \u2064take stronger actions against the sale of menthol and other flavored \u2064tobacco \u200cproducts.\u200d critics of the ban argue\u2063 that it could lead to a black market in \u200cunregulated cigarettes,notably affecting Black and Latino communities,who predominantly consume menthol products. \u200cAdditionally, experts warned that a broader ban on all\u200b cigarettes could result \u2063in important job losses and a\u2064 major decline in tax revenue. The Trump administration\u2062 has not commented on Biden&#8217;s proposals \u200dregarding nicotine levels in \u200dcigarettes.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump withdraws Biden&rsquo;s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1948965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> rescinded a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes, which was put forward by his predecessor, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Food and Drug Administration <\/a>originally proposed the ban at the urging of anti-smoking advocates back in 2022. However, though the Office of Management and Budget completed its review back in 2023, Biden never finalized the rule.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3279584\/biden-last-minute-cigarette-ban-could-kill-jobs-welcome-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN&rsquo;S LAST-MINUTE CIGARETTE BAN COLD KILL 150,000 JOBS AND WELCOME CARTEL CRIME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former president twice missed deadlines to do so, first in December 2023 and then again in March 2024, after law enforcement and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">drug policy experts voiced concerns<\/a> over the new regulation.<\/p>\n<p>A White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/do\/eoDetails?rrid=341411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filing<\/a> from Jan. 21, the day after Trump&rsquo;s inauguration, shows the proposed rule has been &ldquo;withdrawn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Anti-smoking advocates quickly criticized the decision, with Tobacco-Free Kids CEO Yolonda Richardson calling Trump&rsquo;s move &ldquo;deeply disappointing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is more critical than ever that states and cities step up their efforts to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products,&rdquo; she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to leaving office, Biden also advanced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3279584\/biden-last-minute-cigarette-ban-could-kill-jobs-welcome-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">separate tobacco regulation<\/a>, one that would set maximum nicotine levels for combustible cigarettes and effectively ban all cigarettes currently available in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Again, OMB completed its review of the rule, but it was never finalized by the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of both bans said they would lead to an explosion of black-market trade in unregulated cigarettes. The menthol ban was viewed as particularly &ldquo;retributive,&rdquo; as black and Latino communities consume a disproportionate share of those products, which make up a third of all cigarette sales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some economic experts have argued that the broader cigarette ban could eliminate up to 150,000 agricultural and retail jobs and result in up to $25 billion in lost annual tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump White House did not respond to questions regarding Biden&rsquo;s proposed low-nicotine thresholds. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1948965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1948965\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump cancels Biden&#8217;s menthol cigarette ban proposal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2394957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-menthol.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,44830,3634],"class_list":["post-2394956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-menthol-ban","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-menthol.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394956","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394960,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394956\/revisions\/2394960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}