Calley Means—a top ally to anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a co-author of the so-called “MAHA bible”—resigned from his role in the Trump administration Thursday, reportedly in frustration over delays to food policy changes sought by the Make America Healthy Again movement.
“I am resigning from the White House with tremendous respect for President Trump and Bobby Kennedy,” Means wrote in a social media post this afternoon . “It was an honor to advocate for MAHA moms in the administration and steer policies like Dietary Guidelines reform, psychedelic reform, removing soda from SNAP, removing food dyes, GRAS reform, and overhauling government food procurement.”
His post did not provide a reason for his departure. Means served as a senior advisor to Kennedy.
Sources close to Means told The Wall Street Journal that he had grown frustrated in the position. Means reportedly blamed other members of the administration for allowing the food industry and special interests to have too much sway in policy decisions. One source described Means as “disillusioned.”
The Journal recently reported that the White House had punted on two of Kennedy’s food priorities: defining and regulating ultraprocessed foods, and regulations that would require school meals to have more protein and less sugar. In recent meetings, Means reportedly raised his voice and grew visibly frustrated over the lack of progress on such issues. Others in the administration complained he was unwilling to make political concessions.
