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. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) told CNN that "any allegation of any impropriety like this should be looked at." Driving the news: Means, who alleged widespread corruption in a Friday interview with Joe Rogan, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that he had wanted Wiles removed. Means accused Wiles of blocking an initiative to examine children's sugar consumption because she wanted sugar-industry donations for the midterms. He also alleged that Wiles' deputies pushed policies favorable to the flavored-vaping and kratom industries over the objections of officials working on the Make America Healthy Again agenda. Means accused Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio of advising against defining ultra-processed foods while receiving money from PepsiCo. The White House and the Justice Department did not respond to Axios' request for comment. What they're saying: Former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary backed up part of Means' account in a statement to CBS. "Big tobacco exploited their connections to administra