{
  "id": 19016805,
  "title": "Blanche dismisses Means allegations as GOP's MAHA feud deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/blanche-dismisses-means-allegations-as-gops-maha-feud-deepens",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-08T20:24:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/11/08/todd-blanche-calley-means-susie-wiles-maha-allegations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Attorney General Todd Blanche dismissed former Trump health adviser Calley Means' allegations of corruption against senior White House officials, despite former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary alleging pressure from big tobacco lobbyists and a Republican congressman calling for scrutiny. Blanche described Means as a \"disgruntled former administration official\" and praised former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who was replaced by Stephen Miller. Means alleged that Wiles blocked an initiative to examine children's sugar consumption and that Wiles' deputies favored the flavored-vaping and kratom industries over the Make America Healthy Again agenda. Sources close to Wiles' allies disputed Means' allegations, with James Blair stating he never promoted flavored vaping and implemented the President's agenda.",
  "summary": "Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday dismissed former Trump health adviser Calley Means' corruption allegations against senior White House officials, even as a former FDA commissioner described pressure from tobacco lobbyists and a Republican congressman called for scrutiny. Why it matters: The feud inside President Trump's coalition raises a central question about Trump's health agenda: Were…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}