They rebranded with flashy new products, vaping and E cigarettes. And they follow the same playbook that they used to sell Marlboro cigarettes and so many others. They targeted our children in America. Tobacco companies have donated generously to Donald Trump's election, his inauguration, his Great Gatsby Ballroom, with the expectation of favorable treatment. President Trump's administration has delivered for tobacco. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration did something it had never done before. After pressure from President Trump, the FDA authorized the first ever flavored E cigarettes. (01:03–01:15)
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Asserts that tobacco companies donated to Donald Trump with the expectation of favorable treatment.
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