Pesticides: RFK Jr.'s New Crusade Is Freaking Out White House Aides

[Eugene]

Source: The Daily Beast

RFK Jr.’s New Crusade Is Freaking Out White House Aides

Top Trump aides are reportedly on edge ahead of an expected May 22 report to “Make America Healthy Again.”

Isabel van Brugen
Freelance Writer

Published May 14 2025 11:49AM EDT

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s war on pesticides is alarming White House and federal agency officials, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Top aides are reportedly on edge ahead of an expected May 22 report to “Make America Healthy Again” from Kennedy, who was confirmed in January as President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services.

People familiar with the matter told the Journal that the report will spotlight what Kennedy believes is the “deleterious impact of pesticides” on health. Targets include glyphosate—the active ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most widely used weedkiller—and atrazine, a herbicide commonly sprayed on corn and grasses.

Government officials worry Kennedy’s push to link pesticides to U.S. health issues could disrupt the nation’s food supply chain, according to the Journal.

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[newdeal2]

1. Maybe his "report" will be silenced

And he will quit.

[milestogo]

2. He's nuts.

[Abolishinist]

7. Speaking of nuts,

this prompted me to check out almonds, which I use on a daily basis. I was a bit surprised by what I found.

Amonds are heavily sprayed with pesticides, particularly in non-organic farming practices. The top five pesticides used in California almond orchards are Ziram, Oryzalin, Glyphosate, Paraquat Dichloride, and Clarified Hydrochloric Extract. Glyphosate, a common herbicide, is used on over 80% of non-organic almonds.

Additionally, a fumigant called propylene oxide is used to sterilize non-organic crops. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, is a common weedkiller used in non-organic almond orchards, and research shows that over 80% of non-organic almonds are treated with it.

I usually buy organic, but in the future it will be 100%.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Trump defending the benefits of pesticides should be epic.

Did Trump have any idea what he was signing on to?

[Diamond_Dog]

4. But we in America love our pesticide-laden foods!

This is one thing I agree on with Worm Brain.

[LauraInLA]

5. I love this for them ;)

[tanyev]

6. Y'all own him now.