RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means resigns amid growing MAHA discontent over lack of progress
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsHealth Policy & RFK Jr.
5 outlets (PBS NewsHour, ABC News, WSJ, Axios and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 5 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “adviser”, “MAHA”, “resigns”, “RFK”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “discontent” and “progress”; ABC News uses “elections” and “midterm”; WSJ uses “frustration” and “delays”; Axios uses “admin” and “ally”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Calley Means, a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned from his position with the Trump administration Thur…”
- ABC News reports: “Calley Means, a top advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, has resigned from his role a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Means says he leaves with respect for Pr…”
- WSJ reports: “The Kennedy ally, who was focused on “Make America Healthy Again” initiatives, was frustrated by White House delays in policymaking to promote healthy eating.”
Read the full coverage
- PBS NewsHour: RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means resigns amid growing MAHA discontent over lack of progress
- ABC News: MAHA's Calley Means resigns as a top RFK Jr. health adviser days before the midterm elections
- WSJ: Calley Means, a key MAHA adviser, quits the Trump administration amid frustration over delays to RFK Jr.’s food agenda
- Axios: Top health adviser and MAHA ally quits Trump admin
- NBC News: Top adviser to Kennedy resigns from Trump administration
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