Calley Means, advisor to RFK Jr. locked horns with CNN anchor Pamela Brown and called out an alleged big pharma shill in real time for “conflicts of interest” regarding the health of American children.

The battle started when Means took exception to Brown’s questioning of Dr. Paul Offit over measles cases in Texas.

“Pamela, with respect, why aren’t you asking me about the fact that 50 percent of teens have obesity,” Means interjected.

Brown became immediately defensive about her coverage.

“Please don’t make that claim that I’m not asking the right questions,” she shot back.

“I do want to talk about obesity. Don’t… claim that I’m not asking about important things because I’ve covered that on this show.”

Brown attempted to steer the discussion back to Offit and the measles where there are 58 known cases in Texas according to the Texas Dept. of State Health Services.

“Day after day after day, Pamela, it’s breathless coverage of five measles cases,” Means said.

Then Means “went there.”

“Why aren’t we asking why 16 percent of COVID deaths worldwide were Americans when we’re only 4 percent of the world’s population because the CDC said our immune system…” he started before being cut off.

Knowing that measles and vaccines are a favored talking point for RFK Jr critics, Means held his ground and continued to call out Brown and Offit who were clearly annoyed.

“The entire coverage of Bobby Kennedy is around measles… Bobby Kennedy has said one thing about vaccines and one thing only: that they should be studied like any other product.”

Means maintained that Kennedy is not anti-vaccine, but a “skeptic” and “pro-science advocate” who simply wants more research and studies on the issue.

Means then turned his firepower on Offit who he said worked as the “Merck chair” at a children’s hospital which he called “insane.”

“What’s causing distrust in public health authorities is conflicts of interest, like Dr. Offit taking millions of dollars from pharmaceutical makers like Merck while approving and recommending pharmaceuticals on ACIP committees,” Means charged.

But, he wasn’t done.

“As you know, you were the Merck chair at the children’s hospital… it was like a NASCAR driver wearing their sponsors.. Merck Paid your $1.5 million dollar salary,” Means railed.

“Merck does not have children’s interests at heart. Merck itself has settled billions of dollars in criminal penalties for misleading and falsifying data in the past 10 years.”

Offit was allowed the last word and denied having conflicts of interest, but X users weren’t buying it:

When the guy approving vaccines is also cashing checks from Big Pharma, maybe, just maybe, people have a reason to be skeptical. Offit got exposed on live TV, and CNN just sat there, stunned. About time someone called this out.

— Chaotic Genius (@realchaosgenius) February 19, 2025

A lot more people are going to be speaking up in the near future, about everything, because they won’t be afraid of being arrested or sued into the stone age by corrupt judges.

— The Truthman (@TheTruthmanWins) February 19, 2025

The deeper you dive into the medical-industrial complex, the more you realize the whole thing is just one big conflict of interest.

— The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) February 19, 2025

While Offit got the last word on CNN, Means got the last word on X:

Is it appropriate for a member of a government advisory committee to have a $1.5 million salary paid by Merck and receive millions in pharma royalties while he’s issuing guidance on products those companies make? https://t.co/mZ8YJoBT5b pic.twitter.com/Slm88xdWyH

— Calley Means (@calleymeans) February 19, 2025

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