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MAHA advocate Calley Means resigns as a top RFK Jr. adviser days before the midterm elections

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First reported on Thursday 22 October 2026 at 14:57 EDT by NBC News·Latest article on Thursday 22 October 2026 at 18:32 EDT

Summary

Calley Means, a key adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a central advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, is leaving the Trump administration, NBC News reported on Thursday 22 October, and Scientific American reported that Means announced the resignation, noting that Means's views on the COVID vaccine, raw milk and fluoride have all been criticized by health care professionals. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Means resigned days before the midterm elections, and the Inquirer and ABC News that Means says the departure comes with respect for President Donald Trump and Kennedy. According to the Inquirer, Means used the perch at the Department of Health and Human Services to attack the nation's leading physician groups, federal agencies, and government scientists.

Latest: The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that Calley Means resigned as a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Means saying the departure comes with respect for President Donald Trump and Kennedy, and the Inquirer wrote that Means used the perch at the Department of Health and Human Services to attack the nation's leading physician groups, federal agencies, and government scientists.

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How it unfolded

  1. Thursday 22 October

    Calley Means, a key adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a central advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, is leaving the Trump administration, NBC News reported, Scientific American and The Philadelphia Inquirer also reporting the resignation, which the Inquirer said comes days before the midterm elections.