[T]he executive order Mr. Trump issued February 17 to increase domestic production of glyphosate — a widely used weedkiller and possible carcinogen that has been the target of thousands of lawsuits, including one brought by Mr. Kennedy — stunned and infuriated the activists.
It now threatens to turn the brief MAHA-Trump marriage into a divorce.
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In issuing his order, Mr. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, a Korean-war era law that allows the government to compel the manufacture of supplies that are critical for national defense.
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The order provides limited legal immunity to glyphosate’s makers, though it is unlikely to protect them against product liability lawsuits. Mr. Trump’s critics see the president helping the chemical industry and question whether there is legal justification for the order.
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The campaign against glyphosate has been central to the MAHA movement. Zen Honeycutt, the founder of the advocacy group Moms Across America, has been a leader in that campaign …. Ms. Honeycutt called Mr. Trump’s order “an egregious offense to what he promised” and “a betrayal.” As for Mr. Kennedy, she said his hands are tied: “Bobby is not in charge of Trump.”
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In October, a KFF/Washington Post survey of nearly 3,000 parents found that about 38 percent identified as supporters of the MAHA movement. That figure rose to 62 percent among parents who identified as Republican, and to 81 percent among parents who identified as MAGA Republicans.
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