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Melania Just Referred to the White House as ‘Her Administration’ and People Have Questions

Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration plans to ban vaping products with sweet and fruity flavors amid heightened concerns about electronic cigarettes’ health hazards and surging use by teenagers.

The move comes after reports of at least six deaths and more than 450 cases of severe lung illnesses that are believed to be linked to e-cigarette use — although there is no indication flavoring was the cause.

“People are dying with vaping,” Trump asserted while meeting with reporters at the White House. “We have to find out the extent of the problem.

“We can’t allow people to get sick and we can’t have our youth be so affected,” Trump said as First Lady Melania Trump sat next to him. Two days ago, Melania Trump tweeted that she was “deeply concerned about the growing epidemic of e-cigarette use in our children.”

She tweeted about it again today, referring to the Administration as hers:

Note she said “Our Administration.” Not Trump’s Administration or her husband’s Administration.

And Twitter caught on quickly:

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