Consider This from NPR Why is MAHA mad at Trump?
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Feb 27, 2026 Helena Bottemiller-Evich, founder of the Food Fix newsletter and agricultural policy reporter, breaks down the MAHA uproar over Trump’s glyphosate order. She explains why glyphosate matters to MAHA. She outlines the science debate and a retracted safety study. She unpacks Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s surprising stance and what the spat could mean for politics and agricultural policy.
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Executive Order Sparks Public Maha Rift
- The glyphosate executive order exposed a public rift between the Trump administration and Maha activists over agricultural toxins.
- Helena Bottemiller Evich says Maha advocates are furious because glyphosate is a core pesticide concern and the order favors production over bans.
Glyphosate Is Central To Maha Concerns
- Glyphosate sits at the heart of Maha because members link environmental toxins to disease and want pesticides curtailed.
- Helena explains glyphosate is ubiquitous in U.S. agriculture, making bans politically and economically fraught.
Conflicting Science Intensifies Public Fears
- Scientific assessments of glyphosate conflict: EPA says not likely carcinogenic while IARC calls it probably carcinogenic, fueling debate.
- A key safety study was recently retracted and juries have awarded billions in glyphosate-related suits against Bayer.