As tobacco users flock to President Trump during the 2024 presidential election, the Biden administration has pushed through regulations that would effectively ban tobacco from the market.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Finishing up This is a rule that lowers nicotine levels to reduce the addictive potential of tobacco products.
While some believe the Biden administration may be trying to reduce tobacco use, others think it may only make more money for criminals by encouraging a black market for cigarettes.
“Biden's ban is a bow-and-balloon gift to organized crime cartels, whether it's the cartels, whether it's Chinese organized crime, whether it's the Russian mafia. It's going to keep America smoking and make our streets more violent. We will,” said Rich Marianos, former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Commissioner. said About the proposal.
It also raises questions about how future regulations could hurt Democrats' electoral chances, given that tobacco users flocked to President Trump during the presidential election.
Prominent Trump supporters such as Tucker Carlson and Robert F. spotted Many right-wing Americans have embraced smokeless tobacco products and therefore use nicotine pouches.
signal poll Found Fifty-six percent of nicotine users preferred Trump over Kamala Harris.
Tobacco dip and nicotine pouch users were most likely to do so return Trump. Sixty-two percent of those users voted for Trump, compared to just 33 percent for Harris.
While 57% of tobacco users supported Trump over Harris and 54% of e-cigarette users voted for the 45th president, only 43% supported the outgoing vice president.
During the presidential election, 47% of Hispanic nicotine users voted for Trump, while 31% of black nicotine users supported Trump.
Ahead of the presidential election, then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned of the dangers of Zyn, a tobacco-free nicotine pouch.
In January 2024, Schumer said: “Today I'm warning parents because these nicotine pouches are riveting attention to young children, teens, and even younger adults. “It seems like they're trying to use social media to attract them.”
The Biden administration also moved to ban menthol cigarettes, considering them highly addictive. However, they were extremely popular with black nicotine users and faced fierce opposition from Democratic lawmakers such as Rep. Don Davis (D-NC).
Even if the Biden administration is indefinite postponed The proposed regulations appear to have already done the damage.
54% of menthol users voted for Trump.
A Republican operative who ran a successful campaign to expose Democratic support for the nicotine movement suggested that Democrats could pay electorally by pushing for stricter regulations on tobacco.
The operative told Breitbart News in a written statement:
They still haven't learned that lesson after Biden's nicotine war hurt Democrats in 2024. Exposing the Democratic Party's misplaced priorities behind the menthol ban was very effective in mobilizing Kamala Harris' base against her in the last election, but this The 11th-hour action would be yet another political disaster for Democrats. If Biden's long-awaited nicotine ban goes into effect, Democrats will likely pay a price in coming cycles, especially with Black Americans and young male voters.
This may seem to be the case, as many conservatives and other activist groups are cornering the Biden-Harris administration and voting against Democrats over support for these troubling policies.
Americans seeking consumer protection spent $10 million to attack the Biden-Harris administration over its proposed menthol ban.
Multi-million dollar campaigns targeted Black voters in Ohio talked about Biden and Harris' efforts to ban tobacco.
The Biden administration's actions are Prohibited Menthol cigarettes later became known as a “sleep disorder” in North Carolina.
Many conservatives question the administration's motives for pursuing these controversial regulations during the waning days of the Biden administration.
Jason Miller, a senior adviser to President Trump, asked rhetorically. I can't believe it. ”
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on X @SeanMoran3.
