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NPR: A Fight Over Weed Killer is Exposing Cracks in the MAHA-GOP Alliance

May 11, 2026

Activists with the Make America Healthy Again movement are targeting the herbicide glyphosate, a widely used weed killer commonly known as Roundup, decrying it as poison. The Trump administration is instead taking steps to boost production of the chemical and protect the manufacturer from liability. 

The Trump administration’s approach to the chemical has exposed some of the contradictions inherent in the uneasy alliance between ‘MAHA’ voters who aligned with Trump and the broader Republican Party.

Republican strategist and ROKK Executive Vice President Jeff Grappone weighed in on the conversation in NPR.

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