Calley Means, a former White House health official and ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who resigned two weeks before the article, accuses chief of staff Susie Wiles of blocking health policies — on children's diets, e-cigarettes, and kratom — to court industry donations, telling Joe Rogan, "We need money for the midterms, Calley. We need money for the midterms." The Times reports Wiles and the White House did not immediately comment, and that after Republicans' election losses some former officials and MAGA supporters are calling for her resignation.