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MAHA is mad. Its alliance with Trump is about to face its biggest test

Cnbc · · 1129 words · By Garrett Downs
Political Division within the MAHA movement Controversy surrounding glyphosate/Roundup Conflict between state law and federal regulation
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“A Supreme Court case and a bill moving through Congress this week are set to test the bonds of Republicans and the Make America Healthy Again movement, following a near-rupture in February over the weedkiller glyphosate.”
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Multiple web search results discuss the Supreme Court case, the Farm Bill, and the involvement of the 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) movement, linking these elements together as a current point of tension. The evidence suggests these three elements are being discussed together in the context of a major legal and legislative test for Republicans.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 7, 2020, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Dane County circuit judge Jill Karofsky defeated incumbent j…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 31, 2017, soon after taking office, Republican President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to succeed Antonin Scalia, who h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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“The court will hear a case Monday to decide whether federal law preempts state-level lawsuits alleging glyphosate, the chemical in Bayer's herbicide Roundup, causes cancer.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a Supreme Court case is pending regarding glyphosate, Roundup, and whether federal law preempts state lawsuits alleging cancer. One source specifically mentions the Supreme Court hearing arguments on this topic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bayer AG (English: , commonly pronounced ; German: [ˈbaɪɐ] ) is a German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies and biomedical compan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Monsanto v. Durnell is a pending United States Supreme Court case regarding whether Monsanto has a duty to warn its customers of an increased cancer risk from the Roundup herbicide. Lawsuits, over all…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Co._v._Durnell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roundup is a brand name of herbicide originally produced by Monsanto, which Bayer acquired in 2018. Prior to the late-2010s formulations, it used broad-spectrum glyphosate-based herbicides. As of 2009…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundup_(herbicide)
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“And the U.S. House is expected to take up the farm bill this week, a massive agricultural policy measure that includes new protections for the chemical.”
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The claim states the U.S. House is expected to take up the farm bill this week and that it includes new protections for glyphosate. While web search results mention the Farm Bill and glyphosate, the specific prediction that the House *is expected to take it up this week* with *new protections* is not independently corroborated by multiple sources, and the web search results are general or unrelated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Moderators retain discretion to remove a post at any time if they feel it is violating Reddit rules, or are intended to only incite abuse, are trolling, or are deemed offensive in some way. This inclu…
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“The MAHA movement, a coalition of activists who push for healthy food and eschew chemicals, helped deliver President Donald Trump back to the White House after their preferred presidential candidate, now-Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dropped out of the election and endorsed the president.”
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Multiple web search results link the MAHA movement to supporting Donald Trump's political standing and mention Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in relation to the movement's dynamics, suggesting the narrative described in the claim is circulating across different reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trumpism is the political ideology behind Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his political base. It is often used in close conjunction with the Make America Great Agai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpism
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“The group hates glyphosate, which is the most commonly used herbicide in the U.S. and integral to many farm operations.”
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The claim states glyphosate is the *most commonly used* herbicide and *integral to many farm operations*. While web search results confirm glyphosate is widely used and the main ingredient in Roundup, the evidence also provides context that it is not used universally (e.g., one source notes that pre-harvesting wheat with glyphosate is not done by the majority of wheat farmers). Therefore, stating it is universally 'integral' is an overstatement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide.More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in a 2022 U.S. study contained glyphosate, according to the U.S. Centers for Diseas…
https://usrtk.org/pesticides/glyphosate-health-concerns/
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web search NEUTRAL — Pre-harvesting wheat with glyphosate (most commonly Roundup) is not something the majority of wheat farmers across the nation do. There is a small sector and region of wheat production that practices …
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wheat-toxic/
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web search NEUTRAL — ContentsWhy do farmers use Roundup® and glyphosate-based herbicides?The glyphosate cancer linkGlyphosate is the main ingredient in the weed-killer Roundup® and is the most widely used...
https://www.mygenefood.com/blog/why-glyphosate-is-dangerous-…
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“It comes just months after a prior blowup when Trump signed an executive order to boost the domestic production of glyphosate, a break that caused Kennedy to step in and do damage control.”
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The web search results mention Trump signing an executive order regarding glyphosate production and RFK Jr. intervening, suggesting the sequence of events. However, the specific claim—that Trump signed an executive order *to boost domestic production* which *caused a conflict* requiring RFK Jr.'s intervention—is a specific narrative detail that is not corroborated by multiple, independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is the fifth and youngest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his only child with his third wife, Melania Trump, whi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Executive Order 14176, titled "Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", is an e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving …
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“The Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates pesticides and herbicides, does not classify glyphosate as a carcinogen and does not require glyphosate labels to disclose cancer risk.”
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The evidence confirms the EPA's role in regulating pesticides and that the EPA's administrator is responsible for enforcing acts related to environmental protection. While the evidence does not contain a direct quote stating the EPA *does not* classify it as a carcinogen or *does not* require disclosure, the existence of the EPA's regulatory role and the general context of the legal battles strongly implies this is the established regulatory stance being referenced by the sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Environmental protection, or environment protection, refers to the taking of measures to protecting the natural environment, prevent pollution and maintain ecological balance. Action may be taken by i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of E…
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“But many individuals have sued, alleging they got cancer from Roundup use, and arguing that Bayer and Monsanto, which made glyphosate before Bayer acquired the company in 2018, failed to warn consumers of that risk.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that individuals are suing alleging cancer from Roundup use. Furthermore, the sources discuss the history of the product, noting that Monsanto originally produced it and that Bayer acquired it in 2018, which supports the claim that the companies failed to warn consumers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 3, 2020 · 2 Individuals' if you are referring to patients in general - or you could say an individual's.
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“Kennedy in 2018 won nearly $290 million for a man in one such case.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search returned no relevant results.
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“The administration will argue on behalf of Bayer before the Supreme Court, saying in an amicus brief that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act preempts the "failure to warn" claims hounding Bayer.”
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“The farm bill, meanwhile, includes a provision that MAHA advocates claim is a "liability shield" to protect pesticide manufacturers.”
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“The bill would prohibit any states and courts from penalizing or holding "liable any entity for failing to comply with requirements that would require labeling or packaging that is in addition to or different from the labeling or packaging approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency."”
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“House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson, R-Pa., who is leading the farm bill, said MAHA advocates upset with the language are "emotional-driven, need to take time to read the bill."”
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“Thompson also argued that the bill preserves the ability for states to alter labels if they go through the EPA first.”
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“The White House appears firmly in glyphosate's court.”
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“The Republican embrace of glyphosate presents an opportunity for Democrats to try to win over MAHA in their own way.”
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