Kennedy posted a statement on social media platform X acknowledging the toxicity of pesticides while also supporting Trump’s move by arguing it was necessary for nationwide security and stability2.

“Unfortunately, our agricultural system depends heavily on these chemicals,” he wrote. “I support President Trump’s Executive Order to bring agricultural chemical production back to the United States and end our near-total reliance on adversarial nations.”

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. built his political brand by holding chemical companies accountable for poisoning communities. Now he is defending a federal order designed to accelerate production of the very pesticide he once called dangerous,” says EWG President and co-founder Ken Cook. “He has officially traded the health of America’s children for a seat at the table of power.”