Top Kennedy adviser Calley Means quits Trump administration
Calley Means, a close aide to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has left his senior adviser role in the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported via Reuters.
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Calley Means, a close associate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US health secretary, stepped down on Thursday from his senior adviser post in the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported. Means had earlier worked as an adviser at the White House and was a prominent figure in the Make America Healthy Again movement led by Kennedy. According to the newspaper, Means said he plans to keep pushing the MAHA agenda. The Department of Health and Human Services had not immediately answered a Reuters request for comment.
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The story concerns personnel changes in government and has no direct link to commodities, currencies or equity prices. Its market relevance is limited, though investors who follow the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors may note shifts in the influence of Kennedy's team over health policy.
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- Top RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means quits Trump administration, WSJ reports — Reuters, 22 October 2026 at 17:21 UTC
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