RFK Jr. Supports Trump Push to Ramp Up Glyphosate Output, Angering MAHA Backers

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an increase in production of phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides — chemicals that research has linked to an increase in multiple types of cancers among individual users.

The executive order stated that “glyphosate-based herbicides … play a critical role in maintaining America’s agricultural advantage by enabling farmers to efficiently and cost-effectively produce food and livestock feed.” It further claimed that lessening access to herbicides that include glyphosate “would critically jeopardize agricultural productivity.”

Left unmentioned was any discussion of scientific studies demonstrating the dangers of the chemical. The word “health” appears twice in the order, but only in the context of keeping the country healthy by having a strong food supply.

Activists within Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) coalition responded to the EO with feelings of betrayal.

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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been critical of the use of glyphosate in the past, is highly regarded by the MAHA movement. However, on Thursday, Kennedy expressed support for Trump’s call to increase production of the chemical.

“Donald Trump’s Executive Order puts America first where it matters most — our defense readiness and our food supply,” Kennedy asserted. “We must safeguard America’s national security first, because all of our priorities depend on it.”

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