Will MAHA turn on Trump? How his executive order feels like 'betrayal'
USA TODAY
President Donald Trump called it a matter of national defense. But Make America Healthy Again activists say he broke their trust.
With one signature, President Donald Trump ignited an uproar in the Make America Healthy Again movement, which has been a key constituency.
On Feb. 18, Trump issued an executive order, saying that for the sake of national defense, he was increasing domestic supplies of glyphosate, a chemical used in agricultural herbicides such as the weedkiller Roundup.
Glyphosate-based herbicides play a critical role in maintaining the United States’ “agricultural advantage by enabling farmers to efficiently and cost-effectively produce food and livestock feed," according to the order.
For years, glyphosate, which has been linked to cancer and other health problems, has drawn the ire of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the MAHA movement's leader. In 2024, Kennedy, who had frequently sued Roundup's maker Monsanto when he practiced law, threw his support behind Trump, who in turn tapped Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Now, Trump's executive order on behalf of the herbicide could cost him the support of those who backed Kennedy ‒ a potentially crucial voting block heading into this fall's elections, with control of Congress at stake.
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