Calley Means resigns from Trump administration as MAHA agenda stalls

Calley Means helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, according to NYT Politics. He became a senior adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy and an outspoken advocate for Make America Healthy Again, the movement known as MAHA, The Hill reported.

His work included pushing food reforms. But according to NYT Politics, he grew frustrated with stalled progress on the broader MAHA agenda.

On October 22, Means resigned from the Trump administration, The Hill reported. His departure removed a senior adviser from Kennedy's team ahead of the midterm elections.

Reporting that day connected the resignation to dissatisfaction with the administration's progress. NYT Politics described frustration over the stalled MAHA agenda, while Ars Technica Tech reported that Means had become disillusioned.

Means's public message nevertheless expressed confidence in the movement. "I know this movement is just getting started," he wrote in his resignation post, according to The Independent.

Means is leaving the administration after serving as a key adviser to Kennedy and a central MAHA advocate, NBC News reported. The departure is confirmed; its effect on the administration's health agenda remains unclear.

The coverage provided does not identify a replacement or set out any change in responsibility for the food reforms Means had pushed. It also does not establish whether his departure will alter the pace of that work.