Calley Means
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“explicitly catered to special interests against the will of the voters”
Calley Means · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Means told CBS News that Wiles and her inner circle of aides catered to special interests against voters' wishes.
“They would often say that we can’t do certain things because that would hurt special interest configuration for the midterms,”
Calley Means · said 2026-11-06 · reported 2026-11-09
Means told Joe Rogan that administration staff would cite midterm fundraising concerns as a reason to avoid action on certain health initiatives.
“I mean, it’s why we lost the midterms. We have been discordant from what was run on, two years ago,”
Calley Means · said 2026-11-06 · reported 2026-11-09
Means blamed the Republican midterm losses on the administration being out of step with its campaign promises during a podcast interview with Joe Rogan.
“I think a lot of this happened without Trump’s full knowledge. I don’t think President Trump fully knew that some of these advisers were taking money from the industries we ran on fighting against,”
Calley Means · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Means told CBS News he believed Trump was unaware that advisers were taking money from industries the campaign had pledged to fight.