Tracy Mumford
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They were galvanized by Kennedy's pledge to make America healthy again.
by taking on things like toxins, artificial dyes, and pesticides.
But there's now been a sudden split after President Trump signed an executive order to boost production of a weed killer, often marketed as Roundup, saying it's crucial for the country's food supply.
The pesticide, which is used on a wide variety of crops and in home gardens, has been a key concern of the Maha movement and a key target for Kennedy himself.
Before becoming the health secretary, Kennedy helped win a nearly $300 million jury award against the company that makes Roundup, claiming it knew it was carcinogenic.
Just this week, its parent company said it reached a roughly $7 billion agreement to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming the product caused non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The company maintains the weed killer is safe, but the Maha movement's concerns about it are clashing with the administration's embrace of it.
One conservative health and wellness podcaster told the Times, quote, women feel like they were lied to.
And another prominent health influencer with millions of followers on social media said, It's unclear whether or not Kennedy was consulted before Trump signed the executive order, but an influential MAHA activist said,
said the situation pointed to what she called a widening disconnect between voters who want to reduce pesticides and the White House, which has appointed former chemical industry executives and lobbyists to oversee regulations.
Okay, you guys, my power bill is here, my electric bill.
Let's see what it is together.
After a massive, bitterly cold winter storm hit most of the U.S.
last month, Americans are now starting to open their energy bills.
$475 for a gas bill?
One month?
And they're finding eye-popping numbers.
I can't pay this.
$741.98.
One energy company in Virginia said that since people had used more energy for home heating this winter than they had in several decades, customers are going to see bills that match that.