Juana Summers

He inherited it.

That's Zen Honeycutt, the founder and executive director of Moms Across America on CNN.

A herbicide is putting Kennedy and his MAHA supporters at odds.

From NPR, I'm Juana Summers.

It's Consider This from NPR.

Make America Healthy Again supporters are angry, and it's putting Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

in a tough spot between his boss and his fans.

Here's why.

Last week, President Trump issued an executive order to increase domestic production of glyphosate, which is commonly used as a weed killer.

You might know it by the brand name Roundup.

And it immediately ignited an uproar in the

Kennedy and his base have long believed glyphosate is a health risk, but now Kennedy says he supports Trump's order.

So is this the beginning of a fallout between Trump and some members of his base?

Joining me now to talk about all of this is Helena Bada-Miller-Evich.

She's founder and editor-in-chief of the Food Fix newsletter.

Welcome to the program.

Thanks for having me.

Okay, so just for starters, is this a fallout, a strain in the relationship, or how would you describe what is happening right now between Maha and Trump?

Okay.

So glyphosate, which is an active ingredient in Roundup, as we mentioned, is at the center of this very sort of public messy spat.