The MAHA Institute, a pro-RFK Jr organization, appointed Leland Lehrman as its executive director last month, a conspiracy theorist who previously called 9/11 an "inside job" and promoted antisemitic theories, according to a report by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR).
Lehrman, the great-grandson of the founder of the Rite-Aid Corporation, forayed into politics in 2008, when he unsuccessfully ran in the New Mexico Democratic primary for Senate. He campaigned on a broad platform, supporting Medicare for all, a "No Wall" immigration policy, and minimum wage increase, according to IREHR. He also ran on several anti-vaccine stances, including "Abolish or Modify Vaccination Requirement for school entry" and "Reform FDA to Limit Corporate Manipulation of Drug and Food Policy."
