Tobacco giant banking on Trump curbing plans to ban menthol cigarettes

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Former president Donald Trump, who opposes drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes, is receiving millions of dollars from Big Tobacco for his top super PAC. 

RAI Services Company, a subsidiary of Reynolds American, the creator of Newport menthol cigarettes, is the largest corporate donor to the Make America Great Again super PAC. The cigarette company has so far donated $8.5 million to the super PAC this election cycle. 

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