Trump-Aligned Anti-CCP Group Launches Five-Figure Ad Buy Urging States to Take Action Against Illicit Chinese Vapes

“States are taking action against illicit Chinese vapes. More state leaders can act now to fight with Trump against illicit Chinese vapes.”

The Protecting America Initiative, a coalition of concerned Americans and public policy experts dedicated to combating the growing influence of Communist China in the United States, today launched a new digital ad urging state legislators to follow President Trump’s lead in cracking down against illicit vapes produced in Communist China that are being sold illegally in America. 

The ad reminds viewers that Trump in 2019 was right about the dangers of illicit Chinese vapes and of Biden’s failure to protect Americans from these unregulated illicit products. It also details how states need to stand with President Trump and take action against illicit Chinese vapes.

According to the CDC, the rate of youth smoking cigarettes is now at an all-time low, but youth usage of illicit Chinese vapes has drastically increased since 2020.

The spot, “Trump was Right,” is backed by a five-figure buy and will run on digital platforms in targeted markets across the country.

Some key lines from the spot:

• “Despite the warnings, Biden failed and China won,” the ad reads. “Trump predicted this.”

• “States are taking action against illicit Chinese vapes. More state leaders can act now to fight with Trump against illicit Chinese vapes.”

TRANSCRIPT: 

It's hip. It's cool, but look closely on the box. It says, right there, made in China. 

New data shows the market is being flooded with unregulated e-cigarettes. 

Most vape products are made in China, and they're not always regulated. 

They're getting these products from China, where they can be tainted with God knows what.

It's been a struggle to keep illegal e-cigarettes from reaching young people. 

Sales of disposable e-cigarettes have more than doubled in just three years. 

REP. BYRON DONALDS: When you put up these barriers, what you also do is create an illicit market for these products, which could be more harmful.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: You watch prohibition, you look at, you know, with the alcohol, if you don't give it to them, it's going to come here illegally. But instead of legitimate companies, good companies, making something that's safe, they're going to be selling stuff on a street corner that could be horrible. 

The problem really lies in the import and distribution of these unregulated products, suggesting they're being smuggled from places like China. 

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Somebody's going to open up a shop in China and ship it in with flavors, and you don't know what’s in it

A new law in North Carolina aims to get unregulated vaping products off of store shelves. 

The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control will resume enforcing a law restricting the sale of vapor products.

BACKGROUND:

• PAI spent over $500,000 on advertising targeting suburban women across Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania this fall hammering Joe Biden for his failure to stop the threat of illicit Chinese vapes and urging state leaders to fill the leadership void on the issue. 

• PAI hosted President Donald J. Trump in September at a roundtable with Pennsylvania farmers on the need to combat the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on America’s agriculture industry and food supply. 

• PAI released polling in August demonstrating an overwhelming majority of Americans are concerned about the CCP’s threat to the United States' national security, food security, infrastructure, higher education, and influence over our elected officials.

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