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Head of RFK-Backed MAHA Institute Tied to Antisemitic, 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

His endorsement of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion alongside claims that 9/11 was an inside job has raised questions over the think tank’s ties to Kennedy’s campaign

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A Kennedy MAHA booth was present at the Independent National Convention in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 19, 2024. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images); Inset: Leland Lehrman attends the Roni Willett And Walid Layadi-Marfouk Host U.N. General Assembly Exhibition Africa House Second Generations Closing Reception at Africa House on Sept. 27, 2018 in New York City. (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The MAHA Institute debuted in May as a rebranded SuperPAC championing victories for President Trump, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and their administration.
  • Investigative reporting reveals that Lehrman has long promoted the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a thoroughly debunked antisemitic forgery.
  • In a 2007 interview with the Santa Fe Reporter, he described the 9/11 hijackings official account as government propaganda and labeled it “an unbelievably bad conspiracy theory.”
  • During a 2005 appearance on far-right host Jeff Rense’s radio show, Lehrman claimed “high-level Jewish Illuminists” collaborated with sects like Nazism and Freemasonry to build a New World Order.
  • Lehrman did not respond to questions from Mother Jones about his past statements, while MAHA founder Tony Lyons highlighted that five of the six most senior staff are Jewish.