"An executive order aimed at ramping up production of glyphosate set off alarms among supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
"President Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday aimed at spurring the domestic production of glyphosate, a widely used weedkiller that has figured in health lawsuits.
The move immediately set off alarms among supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement, and appeared to put Mr. Kennedy in an awkward position.
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, which has been the target of tens of thousands of lawsuits that claim it causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2018, as a plaintiff’s lawyer, Mr. Kennedy helped win a landmark $289 million jury verdict against Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, in a case contending the company knew the weedkiller caused cancer.
But in a statement issued through a spokesman Wednesday night, the health secretary said he supported the president."
Hiroko Tabuchi and Sheryl Gay Stolberg reports for the New York Times February 18, 2026.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump Order Seeks To Protect Weedkiller At Center Of Barrage Of Lawsuits" (Guardian)
"Kennedy Defends Trump Glyphosate Order; MAHA Erupts As Midterms Approach" (CNBC)
