MAHA sees Paxton as ‘warrior’ for its cause: Gabrielle Etzel
Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has aligned his investigations with teh Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement,which activists see him as a “warrior” for their cause in the Senate. She notes that, during his tenure as attorney general, Paxton pursued probes into major food and baby-food companies and questioned whether certain ingredients are safe.
Etzel also reports that Paxton campaign contacts framed MAHA as a core value of his platform, presenting him as a committed believer who has been leading high-profile MAHA-related cases. She adds that MAHA insiders are especially energized by his investigation into Lululemon over allegations of toxic chemical exposure in its clothing, viewing it as a likely major issue heading toward 2027.
Etzel argues that MAHA supporters see a strategic possibility for Paxton in the U.S. Senate Health Committee, after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) loses his seat, which would open the path for Paxton to advance “pro-health” MAHA priorities.
Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has pursued efforts and investigations aligned with the Make America Healthy Again movement, seeing him as a “warrior” for their cause in the U.S. Senate.
“Members of the Make America Healthy Again movement really see Paxton as a warrior for their cause,” Etzel said on the Scott Jennings Show on Wednesday. “As attorney general, he has opened investigations into Mars, Kellogg, General Mills, baby food makers for the ingredients they’re putting into their food and whether or not they’re safe.”
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Etzel’s comments come after Paxton defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the Senate primary runoff on Tuesday.
In her discussions with the Paxton campaign, Etzel said she was told the MAHA movement was a “fundamental value” in the Paxton campaign.
“[Paxton] is a true believer, if you will, in the MAHA cause,” she said. “He’s developed a record for the past year and a half or so of being on the cutting edge of these MAHA issues.”
Etzel said MAHA insiders are “excited” about his investigation into Lululemon over alleged exposure to toxic chemicals in its clothing.
“That investigation, MAHA insiders say, is going to be the big issue come 2027,” she said. “The non-toxic clothing. Members of that insider MAHA community really see Paxton, again, as a true believer in their cause, a forward-thinker.”
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Etzel underscored this by pointing out that with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) losing his reelection campaign, there is an opening on the Senate Health Committee that MAHA insiders see as an opportunity for Paxton.
“As Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana leaves his position in the Senate Health Committee, [MAHA] see Paxton going into the Senate as moving forward those pro-health issues,” she said.
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