Supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement helped put President Trump in office for a second term. But just months ahead of the US midterm elections, key voices in the coalition say they feel betrayed.

On today’s Big Take podcast, guest host Tim Stenovec and Bloomberg Businessweek’s Deena Shanker track MAHA’s growing frustrations with the White House, from the fallout over Trump’s decision to pull Casey Means as nominee for surgeon general to a contentious battle over weed killer — and what it could mean for Trump’s record-low approval ratings.

Read more: Outrage Over Pesticides Is Alienating Some Trump Voters

Further listening: Welch’s Fruit Snacks Get a MAHA-Friendly Makeover

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Hosted by Tim Stenovec; Produced by David Fox; Reported by Deena Shanker; Edited by Aaron Edwards and Nicole Beemsterboer.

Fact-checking by Naomi Ng and Yang Yang; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement helped put President Trump in office for a second term. But just months ahead of the US midterm elections, key voices in the coalition say they feel betrayed.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, guest host Tim Stenovec and Bloomberg Businessweek&rsquo;s Deena Shanker track MAHA&rsquo;s growing frustrations with the White House, from the fallout over Trump&rsquo;s decision to pull Casey Means as nominee for surgeon general to a contentious battle over weed killer &mdash; and what it could mean for Trump&rsquo;s record-low approval ratings.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/trump-voting-maha-moms-are-riled-up-over-pesticides-support">Outrage Over Pesticides Is Alienating Some Trump Voters</a>
Further listening: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-take/id1578096201?i=1000722991389">Welch&rsquo;s Fruit Snacks Get a MAHA-Friendly Makeover</a>
We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts">Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer.</a>
Hosted by Tim Stenovec; Produced by David Fox; Reported by Deena Shanker; Edited by Aaron Edwards and Nicole Beemsterboer.
Fact-checking by Naomi Ng and Yang Yang; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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Trump Is Losing the ‘MAHA Moms’

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