# White House Staffers Undermined Pesticide Reform Over ‘National Security,’ Former MAHA Adviser Alleges

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/white-house-staffers-undermined-pesticide-reform-over-national-security-former-maha-adviser-alleges/
- Published: 2026-11-07T22:54:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T01:27:56+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/07/calley-means-joe-rogan-experience-podcast-white-house-staff-block-pesticide-investigation
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Calley Means says White House staff blocked a glyphosate investigation.
- A February order called the herbicide supply important to agriculture.
- The Supreme Court ruled for Bayer in glyphosate warning-label lawsuits.

## Summary

Former Health and Human Services adviser Calley Means alleged that White House staff blocked his efforts to investigate glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, by declaring it a national security matter. His claims raise questions about how pesticide policy was handled and whether officials acted in line with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda.

Means said an executive order issued on 18 February described glyphosate-based herbicides as important to US agriculture and directed the agriculture secretary to maintain an adequate supply. He also alleged that officials pursued a Supreme Court case benefiting Bayer without consulting Kennedy; the court ruled on 25 June that Bayer had immunity in thousands of lawsuits over glyphosate warnings. Means resigned on 22 October, while the White House cited the administration’s broader health and farming initiatives.

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