{"id":2594735,"date":"2026-04-24T15:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-quietly-arranged-a-white-house-summit-between-trump-and-disgruntled-influencers-report\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:10:39","slug":"erika-kirk-quietly-arranged-a-white-house-summit-between-trump-and-disgruntled-influencers-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-quietly-arranged-a-white-house-summit-between-trump-and-disgruntled-influencers-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk Quietly Arranged a White House Summit Between Trump and Disgruntled Influencers: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ferika-kirk-quietly-arranged-a-white-house-summit-between-trump-and-disgruntled-influencers-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2594735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the piece reports that President Donald Trump is contending with a multi-faceted revolt within his 2024 coalition, notably from Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) supporters and their influencers. Politico notes that Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, quietly helped arrange a White House listening session that allowed MAHA figures to voice their concerns directly to Trump, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other officials. The summit, held earlier this month at the White House, featured anonymous accounts from several participants who described Charlie Kirk as a coalition builder and suggested Erika took a leadership role in organizing the event. Discussions focused on issues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-vents-zero-epstein-related-arrests-in-us\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene vents &#039;zero Epstein related&#039; arrests in US\">glyphosate-based herbicides<\/a>, vaccine policy, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-suzanne-somers-dies-one-day-before-77th-birthday\/\" title=\"Actress Suzanne Somers passes away on eve of 77th birthday.\">health-related topics<\/a>; some sources credited Kennedy and other aides for elevating these concerns. Kennedy had previously pledged to study a wide range of possible contributors to the chronic disease epidemic, including pesticides like glyphosate, while Trump later issued an executive order to protect domestic glyphosate production, a move MAHA advocates criticized and warned could affect their midterm turnout. Attendees cited by Politico included MAHA allies like Alex Clark,Kelly Ryerson (\u201cGlyphosate Girl\u201d),and Vani Hari,who warned that MAHA voters might not turnout if glyphosate policies remained contentious. The article also notes Trump\u2019s comparatively tempered approach to MAHA critics versus foreign-policy critics, including his recent blasts at podcasters such as Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens over Iran policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, President Donald Trump faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multi-pronged rebellion inside<\/a> his winning 2024 coalition.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/24\/erika-kirk-helped-bring-maha-trumps-white-house-after-pesticide-dustup-00889635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, the president, without fanfare, has already received help in trying to pacify some of those rebels.<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA CEO and chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-wing-mob-violent-threats-force-erika-kirk-miss-tpusa-event-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erika Kirk<\/a>, widow of slain TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk, quietly helped arrange what Politico called a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-jets-to-florida-to-hammer-out-trump-agenda-blueprint\/\" title=\"House GOP jets to Florida to hammer out ... agenda \u2018blueprint\u2019\">listening session&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that allowed prominent Make America Healthy Again influencers to voice their frustrations directly to Trump, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and others in the administration.<\/p>\n<p>The summit occurred earlier this month at the White House. All four individuals who spoke about it to Politico did so on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charlie was a coalition builder, right? Like, he tried to bring these groups together,&rdquo; one of the session&rsquo;s organizers said. &ldquo;Erika, kind of taking the reins in that way and seeing what she could do, it&rsquo;s exactly how Charlie also operated and handled issues like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Two of the four anonymous sources also credited MAHA stalwart and White House senior adviser Calley Means, as well as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, for bringing the influencers to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Like some other Trump supporters, many MAHA voters have expressed frustration and even feelings of betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the anger stems from Trump&rsquo;s decision to protect the production of glyphosate, a chemical used in common weed-killers that many MAHA voters suspect of causing cancer.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-poll-appears-show-significant-post-rfk-jr-bump-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy<\/a> shook up the presidential race by joining forces with Trump. The resulting coalition, blending Kennedy&rsquo;s MAHA with Trump&rsquo;s Make America Great Again movement, helped Trump defeat then-Vice President Kamala Harris in a landslide.<\/p>\n<p>Then, shortly after his confirmation as HHS Secretary, Kennedy pledged to examine all possible contributors to the chronic disease epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of the possible factors we will investigate were formerly taboo or insufficiently scrutinized: Childhood vaccine schedule, electromagnetic radiation, glyphosate, other pesticides, ultra-processed foods, artificial food allergies, SSRI [anti-depressants] and other psychiatric drugs, PFAS, PFOA, microplastics &mdash; nothing is going to be off limits,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-tells-hhs-staff-formerly-taboo-questions-about-childhood-vaccines-will-be-investigated-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy<\/a> said in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Early this year, however, Trump issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/02\/promoting-the-national-defense-by-ensuring-an-adequate-supply-of-elemental-phosphorus-and-glyphosate-based-herbicides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> designed to protect the domestic production of glyphosate-based herbicides. In doing so, he cited the Defense Production Act of 1950 and called glyphosate &ldquo;crucial to the national security and defense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>MAHA advocates criticized the move. TPUSA&rsquo;s Alex Clark, in particular, warned the White House that MAHA voters would stay home for the midterms, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Clark attended the White House MAHA summit. So too did Kelly Ryerson, who goes by &ldquo;Glyphosate Girl&rdquo; online, and nutritionist Courtney Swan, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, MAHA influencer Vani Hari, author of the &ldquo;Food Babe&rdquo; blog, echoed Clark&rsquo;s warning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Women don&rsquo;t come out to vote for glyphosate and war,&rdquo; she said, referring to the ongoing war in Iran. &ldquo;They just don&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of which, Trump has taken a gentler approach with his MAHA critics than with critics of his foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, for instance, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-patience-finally-wears-blasts-nut-jobs-low-iq-tucker-carlson-candace-owens-megyn-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasted<\/a> &ldquo;low IQ&rdquo; conservative podcasters Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones, all of whom have criticized the Iran war, and all of whom reach much larger audiences than the MAHA influencers. Carlson and Owens, in particular, have the 9th- and 17th-ranked podcasts, respectively, overall in the United States, and the 2nd- and 4th-ranked podcasts, respectively, in the news category, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastcharts.byspotify.com\/us\/top-podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Politico reports that, quietly, he\u2019s begun taking steps to calm some of the dissenters. Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA\u2019s CEO and Charlie Kirk\u2019s widow, helped arrange a White House \u201clistening session\u201d that gave prominent MAHA influencers a chance to voice their frustrations to Trump, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other aides. Four anonymous participants described the gathering to Politico, with one organizer saying Erika is continuing Charlie\u2019s tradition of coalition-building.<\/p>\n<p>Two anonymous sources credited MAHA ally Calley Means and White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt with bringing the influencers to the White House. The grievances revolve around issues including Trump\u2019s decision to back domestic glyphosate production, a chemical MAHA voters suspect of cancer risk. Kennedy had joined forces with Trump in 2024 to form a broad coalition that helped Trump defeat Kamala Harris, and he has signaled an openness to investigating factors behind the chronic disease epidemic, listing several potential areas of inquiry. In early 2025 he said nothing would be off limits; and earlier this year, Trump issued an executive order to protect glyphosate production, invoking the Defense Production Act and calling glyphosate essential to national security. MAHA critics argued the move could alienate voters, with TPUSA\u2019s Alex Clark warning that MAHA supporters might stay home in November; Clark and other influencers attended the White House session, along with figures like \u201cGlyphosate Girl\u201d Kelly Ryerson and Courtney Swan. Vani Hari (Food Babe) echoed concerns about mobilizing women against glyphosate and foreign policy matters. 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