"On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting the production of glyphosate, the chemical that powers the weed killer Roundup and a longtime target of the MAGA faithful. Glyphosate has also long been one of the main targets of the MAHA movement, which considers it a dangerous carcinogen poisoning the country. (Experts say that the pesticide's danger to the public is minimal, but the scientific community is not in agreement about its health effects.)"
"It was a near echo of what Trump himself said when he declared glyphosate necessary to keeping the food supply chain steady and therefore "crucial to military readiness and national defense." The president's executive order, invoking a 1950s law meant for national security emergencies, creates the legal basis for glyphosate producers to be shielded from lawsuits and authorizes the Department of Agriculture to compel those companies to produce the pesticide."
President Donald Trump's executive order promotes production of glyphosate, invoking a 1950s national-security law to shield producers from lawsuits and authorize compelled production by the Department of Agriculture. The order frames glyphosate as necessary for food supply stability and military readiness. Glyphosate is targeted by the MAHA movement as a dangerous carcinogen, though many experts consider public risk minimal and scientific consensus remains unsettled. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. previously sued Monsanto and pledged to ban glyphosate, but issued a statement endorsing the order and emphasizing national security, a stance that surprised and alienated his movement's supporters. High-placed coalition members remained publicly silent.
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