Viewpoint: Battles erupt among Republicans over food and pesticides

Amanda Prestigiacomo | Daily Wire | June 5, 2025

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Some in the Republican Party say they’re worried about farmers in their districts who rely on pesticides. And there are apparent concerns within the White House that abrupt regulatory action could trigger supply chain issues.

But at the same time, Republicans are bought in on Making America Healthy Again, and the MAHA movement wants pesticides banned in other countries to be similarly banned here. Or, at the least, they want their constituents to be able to sue makers of popular weed killers like Roundup ….

On the state level, there’s less of an effort to keep the fight in the background. GOP-led North Dakota and Georgia have both passed laws to shield pesticide manufacturer Bayer (formerly Monsanto) from forthcoming legal action over its “failure to warn” about potential harms associated with its products, specifically Roundup, which contains glyphosate.

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“The swamp may have won this round, but the grassroots, the MAHA moms, and freedom-loving Georgians won’t forget who sold them out,” [Republican Blake Bassham of Georgia said]. “This draws a clear line: who’s on the Trump Train—and who’s still riding with the corporate cronies of the old GOP.”

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