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Kennedy Jr. and an advocate for MAHA, accused Susie Wiles, recently replaced as White House chief of staff, and James Blair, a top political adviser, of prioritizing lobbyists and special interests over the movement's goals."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Means made his accusations on Joe Rogan's podcast, alleging that Wiles prioritized sugar industry donations over MAHA initiatives, stating, 'Calley, we can’t do this. I need sugar money.' He also claimed Blair had 'explicitly catered to special interests against the will of the voters.' Means suggested that much of what he was alleging occurred without former President Trump's full knowledge."},{"type":"heading","text":"Denials and White House Response"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Susie Wiles and James Blair have denied Means' allegations. Blair, in text messages viewed by The Associated Press, told Means he would sue if he was slandered or defamed. White House spokeswoman Allison Schuster denied that outside groups influenced policy decisions, stating the administration 'has never allowed and will never allow outside groups to influence policy decisions.' Brian Ballard, founder of Ballard Partners, also denied communicating with top White House officials on issues like glyphosate."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mention the headline of the right-rated report, 'The MAHA Civil War.' 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