OPINION — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent decades in courtrooms arguing that glyphosate causes cancer, earning millions by referring cases to trial — a frequent talking point during his 2024 presidential campaign.
Last month, he did the unthinkable to his Make America Healthy Again followers by endorsing an executive order to ramp up glyphosate’s domestic production.
The reversal matters for more than political reasons. RFK Jr. revealed how thin the anti-glyphosate crusade has always been all along when forced into a collision with the trade-offs of governing based on the best-known scientific conclusions of the agencies he now helps lead. Instead of breaking with President Trump, Kennedy — the attorney who once helped secure a $289 million verdict against Monsanto over Roundup —aligned with the facts.
