President Donald Trump's administration backed Bayer in a Supreme Court case involving Roundup, prompting disappointment among Make America Healthy Again supporters who had hoped for stricter limits on pesticides.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bayer, limiting states' ability to require cancer warnings on the weedkiller's label. The decision followed administration actions including an executive order on glyphosate production and meetings between Environmental Protection Agency officials and Bayer executives.
Hours after the ruling, Trump signed a separate order promoting regenerative agriculture. MAHA-aligned farmers including Mollie Engelhart in Bandera, Texas, and Jonathan Lundgren in Estelline, South Dakota, described the moves as inconsistent.
"I think that one hundred percent the MAHA movement is very disappointed and disenchanted," Engelhart said. Lundgren noted health effects from pesticide drift on his farm and said the actions have altered his midterm voting plans.
Polls indicate that 47 percent of MAHA respondents who backed Trump believe the administration has not done enough on food and health issues. Kelly Ryerson, a MAHA organizer, called the administration's positions "inconsistent, to say the least."
