
Key Points
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s executive order spurring the domestic production of glyphosate.
- The Make America Healthy Again coalition, which contributed to Trump’s victory in 2024, is reeling after the executive order.
- The move risks splintering Trump’s MAHA support in the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
____
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/19/trump-kennedy-glyphosate-maha-midterms-rfk-jr.html