{"id":2607559,"date":"2026-05-27T18:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maha-sees-paxton-as-warrior-for-its-cause-gabrielle-etzel\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:15:01","slug":"maha-sees-paxton-as-warrior-for-its-cause-gabrielle-etzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maha-sees-paxton-as-warrior-for-its-cause-gabrielle-etzel\/","title":{"rendered":"MAHA sees Paxton as &#8216;warrior&#8217; for its cause: Gabrielle Etzel\u00a0"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmaha-sees-paxton-as-warrior-for-its-cause-gabrielle-etzel%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=2607559&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>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 \u201cwarrior\u201d for their cause in the Senate. She notes that, during his tenure as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>, Paxton pursued probes into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-authorizes-two-at-home-covid-19-tests\/\" title=\"FDA Authorizes Two At-Home COVID-19 Tests\">major food<\/a> and baby-food companies and questioned whether certain ingredients are safe.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-jury-awards-iraq-army-veteran-2-49m\/\" title=\"Iraq Army Veteran Receives .49M from Texas Jury\">toxic chemical exposure<\/a> in its clothing, viewing it as a likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-inflation-could-be-bidens-downfall-in-swing-state-hes-eager-to-capture-to-get-reelected\/\" title=\"How Inflation Might Impact Biden&#039;s Re-election Prospects in Crucial Swing State\">major issue heading<\/a> toward 2027.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cpro-health\u201d MAHA priorities.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> healthcare reporter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/gabrielle-m-etzel\/\">Gabrielle Etzel<\/a> said Texas Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a> (R) has pursued efforts and investigations aligned with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maha\/\">Make America Healthy Again<\/a> movement, seeing him as a \u201cwarrior\u201d for their cause in the U.S. Senate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMembers of the Make America Healthy Again movement really see Paxton as a warrior for their cause,\u201d Etzel said on the <em>Scott Jennings Show<\/em> on Wednesday. \u201cAs attorney general, he has opened investigations into Mars, Kellogg, General Mills, baby food makers for the ingredients they\u2019re putting into their food and whether or not they\u2019re safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4584311\/graham-platner-lead-susan-collins-9-points-maine-senate-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner leads Susan Collins by 9 points in Maine Senate race: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4584099\/cruz-texas-senate-talarico-for-granted-paxton\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cruz warns Republicans shouldn\u2019t take Texas Senate race for granted<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4583922\/cornyn-blowout-loss-exposes-polling-miss-texas-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cornyn\u2019s blowout loss exposes polling miss in Texas primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Etzel\u2019s comments come after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582071\/texas-senate-runoff-result-cornyn-paxton\/\">Paxton defeated<\/a> four-term Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) in the Senate primary runoff on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her discussions with the Paxton campaign, Etzel said she was told the MAHA movement was a \u201cfundamental value\u201d in the Paxton campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Paxton] is a true believer, if you will, in the MAHA cause,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s developed a record for the past year and a half or so of being on the cutting edge of these MAHA issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Etzel said MAHA insiders are \u201cexcited\u201d about his investigation into Lululemon over alleged exposure to toxic chemicals in its clothing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat investigation, MAHA insiders say, is going to be the big issue come 2027,\u201d she said. \u201cThe non-toxic clothing. Members of that insider MAHA community really see Paxton, again, as a true believer in their cause, a forward-thinker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4579935\/ken-paxton-maha-favorite-texas-senate-race\/\"><strong>PAXTON IS MAHA FAVORITE IN TEXAS SENATE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Etzel underscored this by pointing out that with Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Bill-Cassidy\/\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA) losing his reelection campaign, there is an opening on the Senate Health Committee that MAHA insiders see as an opportunity for Paxton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana leaves his position in the Senate Health Committee, [MAHA] see Paxton going into the Senate as moving forward those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pro-health issues<\/a>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabrielle Etzel says Ken Paxton is seen as a MAHA \u201cwarrior.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2607560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26147094590787.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[80362,40358,18466,7634],"class_list":["post-2607559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gabrielle-etzel","tag-maha","tag-paxton","tag-warrior"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26147094590787.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607559"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607563,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607559\/revisions\/2607563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}