Blanche dismisses Means allegations as GOP's MAHA feud deepens

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday dismissed former Trump health adviser Calley Means' corruption allegations against senior White House officials, even as a former FDA commissioner described pressure from tobacco lobbyists and a Republican congressman called for scrutiny.Why it matters: The feud inside President Trump's coalition raises a central question about Trump's health agenda: Were his advisers undermining it, as Means alleges, or were they carrying out the president's wishes?The latest: Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" whether the DOJ would investigate Means' allegations, Blanche responded: "Something that someone says on a podcast?

No, I do not listen to that.

Absolutely not."Blanche called Means a "disgruntled former administration official" and praised former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who Trump announced Friday would be replaced by Stephen Miller.On "Fox News Sunday," Blanche said allegations about Wiles' financial dealings did not concern him.But Rep.

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