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MAHA Betrayed

Timeline

The sellout, step by step.

Key moments, from the first Mar-a-Lago fundraiser to the $300,000 MAHA Summit dinners.

  1. Nov 2024Corruption

    $25,000 a head to dine with Kennedy at Mar-a-Lago

    Days after his HHS pick is announced, a super PAC backing Kennedy sells cocktails-and-dinner access at Trump’s club.

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  2. Mar 2025Corruption

    HHS cuts 3,500 FDA employees

    Nearly 20% of the agency’s workforce.

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  3. Apr 2025PFAS

    Trump quietly moves to reverse PFAS bans

    The first of several rollbacks on forever chemicals.

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  4. Apr 2025Tobacco

    FDA fires its entire tobacco enforcement team

    The agency later asked them back after enforcement against retailers selling to minors stopped.

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  5. Apr 2025Food

    Kennedy announces a food dye ‘phase-out’

    A year later there is still no rule, and the deadline has moved to 2027.

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  6. May 2025PFAS

    EPA to roll back PFAS drinking-water limits

    The EPA says it will roll back Biden-era limits on forever chemicals in tap water.

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  7. Nov 2025PFAS

    EPA approves new PFAS pesticides for vegetables

    Two new PFAS-containing pesticides are cleared for use on vegetables.

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  8. Dec 2025Corruption

    DOJ drops kratom case 12 days after donations

    The company’s leadership had just given significantly to Trump-aligned groups.

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  9. Jan 2026Food

    Food pyramid panel tied to beef and dairy

    At least four of nine panelists had recent financial ties to the industries the guidelines boost.

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  10. Feb 2026Glyphosate

    Kennedy backs Trump’s glyphosate order

    Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to restore production of the Roundup ingredient. MAHA leaders object publicly.

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  11. May 2026Tobacco

    FDA chief pushed out over flavored vapes

    After a $5 million Big Tobacco check to a Trump super PAC.

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  12. May 2026PFAS

    Kennedy personally announces PFAS rollback

    Kennedy, a longtime PFAS critic, announces the rollback with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

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  13. May 2026Glyphosate

    Atrazine gets a federal green light

    A Fish and Wildlife ‘review’ “effectively paves the way for continued use.”

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  14. Jun 2026Glyphosate

    Supreme Court shields Monsanto

    Trump’s Justice Department backed Bayer-owned Monsanto. The ruling shields manufacturers from liability.

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  15. Jun 2026Tobacco

    FDA lets Zyn market “health benefits”

    Around the same time, Trump’s Philip Morris stock was worth up to $1.64 million.

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  16. Jul 2026Food

    Record cyclospora outbreak tied to Taylor Farms lettuce

    Thousands sickened, two dead. Kennedy says the risk makes it “much easier for people to make healthy choices.”

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  17. Aug 2026Corruption

    Senate opens kratom & tobacco investigation

    Did Kennedy’s HHS soften policy in exchange for industry donations?

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  18. Sep 2026Corruption

    MAHA Summit sells $300,000 dinners with Kennedy

    Sponsors include companies with business pending before HHS.

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  19. Sep 2026Polls

    AP-KFF poll: MAHA’s own base says Trump hasn’t helped

    68% of rural MAHA supporters say the administration’s policies had a negative effect or no impact on health where they live.

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