The Daily Beast Latest Articles | Vape Company Gave Millions to Trump Before Key Decision by Tom Latchem

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A tobacco giant, Reynolds American — maker of Camel cigarettes and Vuse vapes — funneled a $5 million donation through a subsidiary to Donald Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. just days before the FDA issued expedited guidance allowing flavored vapes back into the U.S. market, boosting the PAC’s total contributions from the subsidiary to $8 million. The cash followed earlier large gifts, including a $10 million donation to another pro‑Trump super PAC, and was part of a broader tide of tobacco money supporting Trump’s reversal on vaping policy, which had previously raised the smoking age and restricted flavored e‑cigarettes. After the donation, senior Reynolds executives met Trump at his Florida golf club, and the president reportedly called FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and CMS chief Mehmet Oz to express frustration with the agency’s stance; Makary subsequently resigned. While the White House denies any quid‑pro‑quo, the timing of the contribution, the lobbying push by other tobacco firms such as Swisher International, and Trump’s rapid policy shift underscore the influence of industry money on the administration’s evolving vaping regulations.

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#DonaldTrump #ReynoldsAmerican #MAGAInc #FDA #MartyMakary

MAGA Inc. Boasts $300M Amidst Ambiguity on Strategic Deployment

MAGA Inc. has nearly $300 million for the 2026 elections. Find out who is affected and what this means for Republican candidates.

#MAGAInc, #2026Midterms, #RepublicanParty, #DonaldTrump, #PoliticalFunding

https://newsletter.tf/maga-inc-300m-2026-midterms-spending-plans/

MAGA Inc. has raised almost $300 million for the 2026 elections, a large sum to help Republican candidates.

#MAGAInc, #2026Midterms, #RepublicanParty, #DonaldTrump, #PoliticalFunding
https://newsletter.tf/maga-inc-300m-2026-midterms-spending-plans/

UPDATE: Medicare freeze beneficiary secretly donates $2.5 million to #Trump #ballroom

By Judd Legum

"Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that #ExtremityCare – a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per square inch – donated $5 million to #MAGAInc., President Trump’s super PAC, on February 24. Six days later, Trump blasted a pending Biden administration rule that would have barred Medicare from covering Extremity Care’s products.

"The Biden rule was initially scheduled to take effect in February 2025, but was delayed by the Trump administration until April 13 as part of a blanket regulatory freeze. On April 11, 40 days after Trump’s post, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the rule would be delayed until at least January 1, 2026, allowing Extremity Care to continue charging Medicare for its products.

"As that deadline approaches, Extremity Care has secretly donated $2.5 million toward the construction of a new White House ballroom, a top priority for Trump. The White House publicly released a list of donors last month, but Extremity Care was not included. According to The New York Times, the company was permitted to donate anonymously."

https://popular.info/p/update-medicare-freeze-beneficiary

#HungerGames #KillThePoor #PowerCorruptionAndLies

Thousands across #InlandEmpire in #SouthernCalifornia turn up for numerous #NoKings rallies despite top #GOP elected officials labeling them them #Communists & #Marxists while #Drumpf attends $1 million-per-plate #MarALago #MAGAInc. event

https://www.sbsun.com/2025/10/18/thousands-expected-to-protest-trump-at-no-kings-rallies-across-inland-empire/?share=mxttnless0necsntopoo #GiftLink #SharedStory

[thread] Trump superPAC: Securing American Greatness

* 501(c)(4) run by Taylor Budowich
* Trump1 comm. dir.
* oversees largest pro-Trump superPAC, Make America Great Again Inc. (MAGA Inc.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Budowich
* American political consultant
* conservative political operative
* Exec Dir: Tea Party Express, & MAGA Inc.
* comm. roles for Trump’s political ops

#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#DarkMoney #superPACs #SecuringAmericanGreatness #TaylorBudowich #MAGAinc
#AttackAds