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MAHA and wellness advocates sound the alarm after the primary defeat of Rep. Thomas Massie | Media Matters for America Skip to main content Online media Gas prices Epstein Facebook Instagram YouTube RSS Take Action Search Donate Search Search News & Analysis Research & Studies Audio & Video Archives Nav Search Search Search News & Analysis Research & Studies Audio & Video Archives Online media Gas prices Epstein Take Action Search Donate Facebook Instagram YouTube RSS Andrea Austria / Media Matters MAHA and wellness advocates sound the alarm after the primary defeat of Rep. Thomas Massie Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt: “Trump shot him down despite the fact that Massie was being a champion for the American people” Written by Alyssa Tirrell Research contributions from Isabella Sherk Published 05/21/26 4:54 PM EDT On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) lost his primary election against President Donald Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein. While the election demonstrated Trump's continued ability to unseat political opponents in primaries, the race also highlighted divisions within the Trump base, with some MAHA and wellness advocates urging their audiences to support Massie and expressing frustration following his loss. Massie attended the “People vs. Poison" rally outside the Supreme Court in late April to protest protections for the pesticide Round-Up, which contains glyphosate, an ingredient that has “been linked to cancer in numerous studies.” The move seemed to garner support among some MAHA advocates, who have found themselves at odds with the Trump administration over its efforts to shield Bayer, the maker of the pesticide, from liability. In the lead-up to the race, MAHA and wellness influencers voiced support for Massie Podcaster Alex Clark, whom The New York Times has described as “a leading conservative voice” in the Make America Healthy Again movement, repeatedly encouraged her audience to vote for Massie. She recently wrote , “If you live in Kentucky and follow me and want to have any fighters left for MAHA then you better vote for Massie.” A few days later Clark posted again about Massie again, writing that she would “crawl through broken glass” to vote for him if she could (she’s not a Kentucky resident) because he “actually has principled beliefs,” and boasting that she had gotten “the homeschool moms in Kentucky alerting everyone to vote Massie.” Fellow influencer and " MAHA mom " Vani Hari also expressed support for Massie prior to the race. Hari, who goes by “the Food Babe,” posted a picture of herself with Massie at the “People vs. Poison” rally late last month and wrote, “When I called Rep Massie to be part of this rally, he initially had a conflict - but he moved his plans, flew from across the country to be there because that's the type of courage and commitment he has to fight against the chemical companies that poison us.” Nutritionist Michaela Bardossas, who also manages social media for the MAHA-aligned organizat

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