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Former Health Adviser Calley Means Accuses Susie Wiles of Bowing to Corporate Interests

Calley Means, a former top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said in a Friday interview that outgoing chief of staff Susie Wiles led the administration to bow to corporate interests on health policy.

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Calley Means, a former top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., criticized outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles over her tenure, according to a report by Nathaniel Weixel in The Hill.

The Hill reported that Means made his argument in a Friday interview, saying Wiles led the Trump administration to consistently bow to corporate interests when it came to health policy. The report said the comments were made during a two-hour episode on Friday of a program whose name the report gives only in part.

The Hill's headline characterized the remarks as a criticism of the White House on MAHA priorities. The report describes Means as a former adviser, and it describes Wiles as outgoing.

Separately, NPR reported on Dr. Raj Panjabi, a past White House adviser who is the author of a book titled Safer: A Playbook. In a report by Marc Silver, NPR said Panjabi's goal is to help people face a personal crisis, including health, workplace or family conflicts, and to "turn fear into action."

The NPR report presents the book as a playbook for handling such personal crises. The two items are separate reports from different outlets, and each source addresses only its own subject.

Sources: NPR: Past White House adviser Raj Panjabi has written a playbook for 'living room' crises; The Hill: Ex-RFK Jr adviser bashes White House on MAHA priorities.

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