WASHINGTON _ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expects "everybody" to support his bill raising the legal age for cigarette, e-cigarette and vaping product purchases from 18 to 21 _ a major legislative priority for the Kentucky Republican.
But McConnell has yet to receive a guarantee of support from President Donald Trump, who promised to make his position on tobacco sales and vaping known by last week and has not yet delivered.
At a White House luncheon Thursday, Trump heard from select Republican senators about their desire to impose new restrictions on the sales of such products. While the president said earlier this month he would back raising the age for sales, he indicated to lawmakers at the meeting on Thursday he still hasn't made a final decision about what his policy will entail.
