MAHA vs. MAGA Drama Explained
Summary
Former White House and Health and Human Services adviser Calley Means accused former chief of staff Susie Wiles and other officials of opposing parts of the Make America Healthy Again agenda and pushing for a pathway for fruit-flavored vapes. Means has not provided documentary evidence, and Wiles and other named parties deny his account. The allegations have added to tensions between MAHA supporters and the Trump administration after Republican losses in the 2026 midterm elections.Key Facts
- Means made the allegations on The Joe Rogan Experience and later discussed them with CBS News.
- Means said Wiles and other aides pressured HHS and the FDA to create a pathway for fruit-flavored vapes after lobbying by tobacco interests linked to Ballard Partners.
- Means also accused Wiles’s team of withholding support for efforts to improve children’s diets.
- Means asked relevant parties to preserve records and communications about Wiles’s influence on health policy.
- The article says Means has provided no documentary evidence for his allegations, and Wiles and other named parties deny his account.
- Means resigned from his role in October and previously said he left with respect for President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The White House said President Trump supports the MAHA agenda and cited changes to dietary guidelines, efforts to remove artificial ingredients, and investment in regenerative farming.
- Trump announced Wiles’s departure on Friday and named Stephen Miller as her replacement.
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