MAHA figures are reacting to a “betrayal of the American people” after a June 25 Supreme Court ruling shielded the agrochemical giant Bayer from lawsuits over a lack of labels warning consumers about glyphosate, the active ingredient in its Roundup herbicide. 

In a 7-2 decision for Monsanto Company v. Durnell, the justices “agreed to shield Monsanto from liability over its popular weed killer, Roundup, dealing a victory to the company's new owner as it struggles to resolve thousands of costly lawsuits from people who claim the key ingredient caused their cancers,” wrote NPR. The decision means that chemical companies, not just Bayer, may now be able to “escape liability simply because the EPA approved their labels at some point in the past, even if the company concealed how harmful their pesticides were to people,” according to environmental group Earth Justice. 

Bayer, which now owns Monsanto, has been a target of the Make America Healthy Again movement’s efforts to “get toxic chemicals out of our environment” and “our food supply,” a promise made by President Donald Trump during his 2024 campaign in an attempt to win over supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his MAHA philosophy. Politico notes, “In addition to its support for Bayer at the Supreme Court, the Trump administration approved a mining permit for Bayer and signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to boost domestic glyphosate production — sparking ire from MAHA advocates.”

On April 27, in preparation for this court decision, activists organized a rally in front of the Supreme Court titled “The People vs. Poison,” calling attention to what they say are major health risks associated with glyphosate. After the Supreme Court ruled on June 25 against plaintiffs suing Bayer’s subsidiary in Monsanto v. Durnell, rally attendees and other MAHA figures said the justices prioritized “poison” over the well-being of Americans, and some acknowledged the Trump administration’s role in siding with the company. 

• MAHA podcaster Will Cole, who hosts The Art of Being Well, called the ruling “absolutely INSANE” in a post shared on Instagram, writing that, “A foreign-owned company gets legal cover. The people getting sick don’t get a vote. That’s not regulation. That’s a shield.” [Instagram, 6/25/26; DrWillCole.com, accessed 6/26/26]
   
• MAHA YouTuber Josh Axe called the ruling a “betrayal of the American people” in a post shared on Instagram. In the caption, Axe called the Supreme Court decision “a blow to our country and our health.” The post was also shared by MAHA influencers Courtney Swan, Austin Lake, and Jordan Rubin. [Instagram, 6/25/26, 6/25/26, 6/25/26, 6/25/26]
   
• MAHA influencer Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh wrote in a post shared on Instagram that the plaintiffs suing Bayer “got crushed” and warned that “this decision goes far beyond one herbicide.” Warsh wrote that the ruling “raises important questions about who ultimately decides what consumers are told about potential risks—the federal government, the states, or the courts.” [Instagram, 6/25/26]
   
• MAHA influencer and activist Kelly Ryerson, known online as Glyphosate Girl, called the ruling “sickening” and “incredibly unpopular,” writing, “People lost. Poison won.” In a video, Ryerson also said, “They now have pesticide liability shield which is sickening, when I’m thinking about the farmers on the frontlines, the kids that are playing on playgrounds with toxic chemicals, our fertility crisis, our chronic disease crisis where pesticides are at the base of the crisis. This just isn’t going to work, this is incredibly unpopular – bipartisan unpopularity. It isn’t even a partisan issue — this is people vs. poison.” [Instagram, 6/25/26, 6/25/26; Media Matters, 5/1/26]
   
• Moms Across America posted on Instagram: “Supreme Court sides with poison over people’s health.” In a caption, the group wrote: “The Supreme Court ruling in favor of Monsanto, as recommended by this administration, is a disastrous blow to the legal side of corporate accountability and safety.” [Instagram, 6/25/26; CNN, accessed 6/26/26]

• Moms Across America posted a graphic to Instagram that noted: “Trump’s Department of Justice filed briefs supporting the chemical corporations, urging the Supreme Court to side with Monsanto-Bayer.” The post continued, “SCOTUS has now ended Americans’ ability to sue pesticide companies over failure-to-warn claims. Moms NEVER forget.” The graphic was also shared by Vani Hari and Joel Warsh. [Instagram, 6/26/26, 6/26/26, 6/26/26, 6/26/26]
   
• During an Instagram livestream, Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt told viewers: “This administration — Trump and I believe Pam Bondi and people that … were in the administration — decided to tell the Supreme Court to take up this case, and they did. And then they decided to send them an amicus brief, which is basically, we want you to rule in favor of Monsanto. And that's what happened today.” [Instagram, 6/25/26]
   
• In a social media post shared on Moms Across America’s Instagram page, Honeycutt wrote: “SCOTUS and this administration just showed every farmer in America that they do not care about their health or the longevity of their soil. Farmers will no longer be able to sue if they get cancer from agrochemicals. Honeycutt also called the ruling “a travesty against the American Constitution” in the post caption. [Instagram, 6/25/26]
   
• Turning Point USA-affiliated podcaster Alex Clark wrote in an Instagram post, “The Trump administration URGED and PLEADED the Court to reach this result to protect a FOREIGN chemical company—and it did at the expense of Americans.” She continued, “What happened to America First? For an administration that promised to take on corporate capture and Make America Healthy Again, this is a STUNNING betrayal. Farmers, families, and cancer patients currently in litigation with Bayer will never forget this.” [Instagram, 6/25/26; KJZZ Phoenix, 8/28/25]
   
• Clark also posted to her Instagram story several steps that Congress and the EPA “must” take “immediately” to hold Monsanto accountable following the ruling. The steps listed included passing “legislation to correct this decision and restore Americans’ right to hold corporations accountable,” imposing a requirement for “truthful warning labels … so consumers can make informed choices,” and removing “the Farm Bill provision that would delay this critical EPA review.” [Instagram, 6/25/26]
   
• MAHA activist Vani Hari, known online as the Food Babe, included the same action items in an Instagram post, saying she is “literally sick” and warning that the American people “will remember who fought for us and who didn’t. Hold their feet to the fire.” Hari wrote in a lengthy post: “I am literally sick. This is a devastating blow to every family that trusted our justice system. Monsanto just won at the Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision, putting billions of dollars in jury verdicts for Roundup victims at risk. Americans who developed cancer after exposure to roundup may now be denied the justice that juries across the country determined they deserved. The message from this ruling is dangerous: if a federal agency approves a product, manufacturers may be shielded from accountability even when people are harmed.” Later in the post, she added, “The American people are watching. We will remember who fought for us and who didn’t. Hold their feet to the fire.” [Instagram, 6/25/26; Media Matters, 5/1/26; The New York Times, 5/21/25]
   
• MAHA-aligned activist Dr. Alexandra Muñoz called the decision “absolutely terrible” and said this “has to be corrected in Congress” because “the EPA is completely captured by this industry.” Muñoz: “The EPA is completely captured by this industry. … So this is absolutely terrible, and there's just no way that we can let this stand. This has to be corrected in Congress. This has to be corrected in the statute of FIFRA [Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act] because what is the point of having an EPA and having warnings on bottles if even when a product causes cancer it's not required, and now nobody can even sue the companies?” [Instagram, 6/25/26; EPA.gov, accessed 6/26/26; The New York Times, 12/13/25]