Ex-RFK Jr. aide accuses Trump team of bowing to lobbyists

Former Department of Health and Human Services adviser Calley Means has accused former White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and her team of bowing to industry lobbyists and profiting from it, allegations that surfaced as Stephen Miller replaced Wiles following Republican midterm losses. In a Friday podcast interview, Means claimed Wiles withheld support for MAHA policies to maintain corporate donations, citing lobbying for fruit-flavored vapes and Kratom, and alleged corporations hiring Wiles's daughter received White House priority. Means resigned last month citing a "corrupt DC bureaucracy." Means has publicly demanded Wiles and deputy chief of staff James Blair stop harassing him, with Blair threatening retaliation in a text message and reportedly considering defamation litigation. Means also accused pollster Tony Fabrizio of taking money from Pfizer and Pepsi, which Fabrizio called "demonstrably false."