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Gaine: MAHA remains powerful because Republicans want votes

“The Make America Healthy Again movement that propelled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become Health and Human Services secretary will remain powerful because Republicans believe MAHA voters gave President Trump a margin of victory and they want MAHA votes in the 2026 midterm elections, Courtney Gaine, president and CEO of The Sugar Association, said here today.

During a panel discussion on nutrition issues including GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs, Gaine said that the MAHA movement is “not new, it’s been around for years,” pulling together people who want “real, simple food, a clean label even if it doesn’t taste good.”

MAHA was looking for a leader and it found one in Kennedy, Gaine said. Kennedy has limited power to enact MAHA’s views against sugary drinks, glyphosate, ultraprocessed foods and favoritism toward raw milk, but every time he speaks “there is a new playground for litigation,” Gaine said.”

 

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