President Trump, facing a backlash from supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allying himself with the chemical industry, issued an executive order on [June 25, 2026] aimed at reducing pesticides in the food supply and studying the health risks they pose.
The order does not involve new federal funding, and does not call for new regulations or legislation.
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Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration and the maker of the weedkiller Roundup in a case brought by a patient who said the pesticide’s key ingredient, glyphosate, caused his cancer.
The outcome infuriated leaders of Mr. Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement, who held a rally outside the Supreme Court to protest the administration when the case was heard. They spent the day railing against the Trump administration, and the executive order, released at 7:30 p.m., did little to mollify them.
“This executive order stops short of requiring meaningful action,” said Vani Hari, a close ally of Mr. Kennedy’s who led the protest ….
