MAHA vs. MAGA Drama Explained
Calley Means, a former HHS and White House adviser, has made a series of public allegations about the Trump administration.
A former Health and Human Services (HHS) adviser has accused former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles of catering to lobbyists during the Trump administration. Calley Means, who worked on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, alleged on The Joe Rogan Experience that Wiles pressured agencies like HHS and the FDA to create a pathway for fruit-flavored vapes following lobbying by tobacco interests.
Means, who left the HHS in October, stated on the podcast that he left due to a "very concentrated group of people in the Trump administration that are antagonistic to what people voted for." His allegations suggest a growing rift between the MAHA movement and the Trump administration. White House spokesperson Allison Schuster denied Means' claims, stating that the administration has secured victories for the MAHA agenda, including overhauling the dietary guidelines and investing in regenerative farming. Means has requested that records related to Wiles' influence on health policy be made public.
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