Trump’s Glyphosate Executive Order Faces Criticism

President Trump has just enacted an executive order designed to boost the domestic production of glyphosate herbicides. However, Kelly Ryerson, the co-executive director and co-founder of American Regeneration, expressed her displeasure regarding this decision.

Kelly, who has become quite popular online as the “glyphosate girl,” shared her thoughts with Blaze TV host Liz Wheeler. She suggested that the executive order reveals deeper implications than merely agricultural policies.

“Some people feel a sense of violation, a betrayal, really, because President Trump is promoting this executive order to ‘enhance national security by ensuring a sufficient supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate herbicides,'” Wheeler said during her conversation with Ryerson.

“At first, I thought, hold on a second. There’s evidence suggesting that glyphosate may be linked to cancer,” Wheeler added.

“Well, you’re not alone in that concern,” Ryerson responded. “This debate over glyphosate has been ongoing, and it shouldn’t even be a debate. It’s, after all, the most widely used pesticide globally.”

According to Ryerson, Monsanto, the maker of glyphosate-based Roundup, has been aware of the carcinogenic risks for many years. “They’ve tried to conceal the information since the 1980s, given how lucrative this product has been for them,” she pointed out. She also mentioned how genetically modified organisms were developed to withstand glyphosate’s effects.

“When farmers plant this corn or soybeans, they can spray glyphosate over the crops, and they won’t die, thanks to their genetic modification to resist Roundup,” she explained. “This approach, known as Roundup Ready, has become crucial in our agricultural practices today. The entire farming system has come to depend heavily on glyphosate to manage weeds around crops,” she elaborated.

Yet, this reliance on glyphosate makes it difficult for the government to consider banning it. “If we decided to eliminate glyphosate overnight, it would undoubtedly shock the agricultural system. We just aren’t prepared for that. But framing it as a national security issue and implementing a major executive order indicates a different narrative,” Ryerson commented.

She believes this move serves as a message to the Supreme Court and Congress. “This might be part of a larger strategy. Bayer is seeking a legal shield so that, if people suffer from exposure to numerous pesticides, they can’t sue the manufacturers,” she explained.

“They appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing for this liability shield, asserting that Americans shouldn’t be allowed to sue foreign chemical companies if they develop cancer, Parkinson’s, or face infertility,” she continued.

“It felt like confronting a dark force,” she reflected. “This issue is incredibly significant to me.”