The MAHA movement is mad about the weedkiller glyphosate and Trump's EPA

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) coalition has expressed strong opposition to the Trump administration’s support of glyphosate, a widely used weedkiller linked to cancer concerns. Members of the coalition, including prominent wellness advocate Vani Hari, known as the "Food Babe," gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court to protest the administration’s siding with Bayer, the company that owns Monsanto and produces the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup. The Supreme Court was hearing a case on whether Bayer can be shielded from lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn consumers about glyphosate’s cancer risks. The Trump administration’s backing of Bayer, coupled with an executive order promoting increased domestic production of glyphosate, has intensified frustrations within MAHA. The coalition argues that the administration’s actions contradict its stated commitment to public health by endorsing chemicals they consider harmful. This dispute highlights a broader conflict between the administration’s regulatory approach and environmental health advocates. The World Health Organization classified glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic" over a decade ago, a finding disputed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bayer. Recently, leading environmental health scientists issued a consensus statement reaffirming glyphosate’s cancer risks and calling for urgent regulatory action. The controversy also reflects deeper tensions within the EPA under Trump’s leadership, with critics accusing the agency of reducing legal actions against polluters and normalizing chemical exposures that threaten public health. MAHA leaders, including allies of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have voiced concerns in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, describing the administration’s policies as contradictory to its health priorities. The coalition’s activism underscores ongoing debates about pesticide regulation, corporate accountability, and the federal government’s role in protecting environmental and human health.