"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his MAHA movement are out for payback, setting their sights on unseating a fierce adversary, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, in next week's Louisiana primary, Axios' Alex Isenstadt writes.
The MAHA PAC and President Trump have endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow to unseat Cassidy in the May 16 primary, where polling shows the senator running third.
Why it matters: Kennedy and his supporters view the physician-turned-senator as an avatar for the medical establishment they're determined to upend.
Cassidy, who chairs the Senate HELP Committee, was a pivotal vote to confirm Kennedy. But the senator has pushed back on RFK Jr.'s efforts to scale back vaccine recommendations and reshape the CDC.
The most recent flare-up came last week, when Cassidy helped torpedo Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general. Means, a health influencer, is a close RFK Jr. ally and a major MAHA figure. She's the sister of Calley Means, a top Kennedy adviser."
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