Opinion: What MAHA’s support for Russell Brand tells us about the movement
Lyons had argued that Brand was falsely accused, saying “he’s been vilified, persecuted, deplatformed, demonetized, censored, prosecuted.” On Tuesday, after the conviction came down, MAHA Action Inc.’s newsletter published a 3,700-word defense of Brand.
Key points
- He was a keynote speaker alongside Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz at the September 2026 MAHA Summit.
- He regularly joined conference calls organized by the super PAC MAHA Action, on one occasion dialing in naked from a bath tub.
- He is also a convicted rapist who was just sentenced to 10 and a half years in jail.
During Brand’s trial, Tony Lyons, MAHA Action’s founder, was at the courthouse to support him.
The British comedian Russell Brand is a major figure in health secretary Robert F.
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