13-05-2025
MAHA civil war erupts as wellness CEO makes bombshell accusation against top RFK Jr. adviser
A civil war is threatening to tear apart the 'Make America Healthy Again' movement as a top RFK Jr advisor and the CEO of a supplement company beloved by conservatives have levelled bombshell allegations against each other.
The rift was opened in recent weeks as Peter Gillooly, the CEO of The Wellness Company, and Calley Means, a 'special advisor' to HHS chief Kennedy, accused each other of wrongdoing.
Gillooly launched an official complaint on Saturday accusing Means of abusing his position in RFK Jr's inner circle to threaten him with retribution directly from Kennedy and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya.
According to the complaint, obtained by Politico, Means called Gillooly on Saturday morning accusing him of leaking information to far-right activist Laura Loomer, telling him: 'If one more thing happens, I'm going to go to Jay Bhattacharya and Bobby.'
He threatened to 'tell him that you and your cadre... are spreading lies and trying to f*** with him and hurt his administration', according to a transcript in the reported complaint.
The crux of the fallout appears to be an X post from Loomer on Friday accusing Means' company TrueMed with tax fraud.
The company provides patients with doctor's letters that allow them to purchase health products through their insurance, which Loomer alleged are auto-generated without any proper medical reviews.
Gillooly denied ever contacting Loomer, but now says that Means' threat to bring Kennedy and Bhattacharya into the fight is an abuse of his position and violates federal law on conflicts of interest.
The allegations against Means come as he has faced backlash from figures such as Loomer of being anti-Trump, despite his position as a close advisor to RFK Jr.
His sister Casey Means was also recently nominated to be the next Surgeon General by Trump, a move that sparked controversy as she has often made claims about holistic health benefits on shows such as The Joe Rogan Experience and the Tucker Carlson Show.
As a special advisor to Kennedy in the HHS, Calley Means has been allowed to maintain his business ties to the healthcare industry by serving in a temporary capacity.
The potential conflicts of interest between his government role and business came under the spotlight following Loomer's post, which alleged that TrueMed has given patients doctor's notes that are 'not actually reviewed by a doctor.'
Loomer claimed that sources told her TrueMed's letters are 'allegedly auto-generated instantaneously and auto-signed', which she said would be tantamount to tax fraud.
'This could create a massive scandal for the Trump admin. We don't want the Trump admin being accused of having advisors involved in any tax scandals,' Loomer added.
Gillooly denied ever having had contact with Loomer, and the firebrand activist told Politico that she was never sent any information about Means, adding that she 'looks stuff up on my own.'
In his call to Gillooly that was cited in the complaint, Means threatened to 'sue the s*** out of you' and 'escalate this if it continues.'
The complaint was filed Saturday to the Office of Special Counsel, HHS Office of Civil Rights, HHS Office of Inspector General and the Federal Trade Commission.
In a statement to Politico following the complaint's filing, Means clarified that he berated Gillooly and the Wellness Company on the call because he received information the company 'was actively spreading provably false information about TrueMed.'
'I called the CEO of the Wellness Company and threatened legal action if he continued to spread this provably false information. I noted I would prefer they stop spreading provably untrue information before I was forced to take legal action,' he said.
Means' hostile response to Gillooly threatens to cause a major rift in the MAHA movement, with the RFK Jr insider now squaring off with The Wellness Company - whose leading figures are often praised in conservative media spaces.
On Monday, TrueMed reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to Gillooly and The Wellness Company accusing them of leaking false information to Loomer with the intention of embarrassing their rival.
The Wellness Company's founder Foster Coulson also denied the claims, saying he has 'never spoken to Laura Loomer in my life.'
He doubled down on Gillooly's claims in his response, saying: 'Using the government to essentially weaponize them against a private company is extremely concerning and is a tremendous threat.'
Gillooly said in his lawsuit that Means 'clearly states that if I do not accept his accusation and comply — which I am not guilty of in the first place — he will sue myself and my business.'
'Additionally, Means threatens to blackmail my private corporation with HHS executive leadership if we do not comply with his demands, and extort my business into transacting with Truemed.'
'I think there needs to be a thorough investigation because this sort of behavior has no place in the federal government,' Gillooly concluded to Politico.
