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MAHA Proponents React to Trump’s Executive Order on Glyphosate

The president says the herbicide is essential for national defense while MAHA activists claim the White House is favoring Bayer and Big Ag.
MAHA Proponents React to Trump’s Executive Order on Glyphosate
A customer shops for Roundup products at a store in San Rafael, Calif., on July, 9, 2018. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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Invoking the Defense Production Act, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 18, propelling the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides.

The decision sparked widespread backlash among Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) proponents who are fighting to prevent herbicide and pesticide manufacturers from gaining immunity from legal actions.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
Reporter
Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.