Overview
- President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to boost domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate, which the order labels critical to the food supply and defense.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly endorsed the move, praising its national‑security focus despite his long record opposing glyphosate and his past legal victories against Monsanto.
- Moms Across America and other MAHA supporters condemned the decision, with founder Zen Honeycutt calling the order a “love letter to glyphosate” and arguing it could shield the manufacturer from some lawsuits.
- Fitness personality Jillian Michaels and other advocates criticized Kennedy’s shift, pointing to widespread exposure data and studies associating high glyphosate exposure with increased non‑Hodgkin lymphoma risk.
- Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a bill to undo the executive action as debate continues over glyphosate’s safety, with WHO classifying it a probable carcinogen and U.S. and EU regulators saying they have not found a causal link.