# Altria **Altria** is the largest tobacco company in the United States, the parent of Philip Morris USA and the maker of Marlboro. Between 2018 and 2023 it owned 35 percent of the e-cigarette maker [[Juul]], an investment it eventually wrote off. It appears in this knowledge base for two things: - **A $1,000,000 contribution** to [[MAGA Inc]], [[Donald Trump]]'s super PAC, made through Altria Client Services on May 9, 2025. - **The May 2, 2026 lunch.** Two Altria executives joined a [[Reynolds American]] executive and lobbyists from [[Ballard Partners]] at Trump's golf club in Jupiter, Florida. According to the *New York Times*, the group complained about the [[FDA]]'s handling of e-cigarettes. Within about a week the agency issued guidance that could let large tobacco companies sell flavored vapes. Altria is also reported to have offered a donation to the [[White House Ballroom Project]]. The lunch and what followed are covered in [[MAGA vs. MAHA]] and [[Reynolds American 8M to MAGA Inc]]. ## See also - [[Reynolds American]] · [[Juul]] · [[FDA]] · [[MAGA Inc]]