Paxton, who will square off against Cornyn on Tuesday, has a distinguished MAHA track record as the Lone Star State’s attorney general, which has inspired confidence among MAHA advocates who are generally on edge about their movement’s alignment with the Republican Party.The Texas attorney general’s office has been one of the most active in the country in launching investigations that align with the broader MAHA movement’s focus on protecting health, ranging from a lawsuit against Tylenol for failing to warn about possible autism risks for pregnant women to holding grocery store chains accountable for spraying pesticides on organic produce.
But the relationship between MAHA and President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again brand has been strained in recent months as grassroots activists see Trump as backing away from many of his campaign promises.
The largest wedge splitting the MAHA-MAGA alliance is the Trump administration’s support of the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its appeal to the Supreme Court for a liability shield against lawsuits alleging that its pesticide glyphosate causes cancer.
Activists have also expressed disappointment in the announcement last week that the Environmental Protection Agency would reverse guidance on forever chemicals in the water supply, as well as lobbying by Big Tobacco that led to the loosening of Food and Drug Administration rules on vaping products.
