RFK Jr. says he was not happy with Trump’s pesticide EO

By Grace Yarrow | 02/27/2026 04:41 PM EST

The Health and Human Services secretary said on Joe Rogan’s podcast that he understood why the president has aimed to protect glyphosate.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Committee.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was featured in a Joe Rogan podcast posted Friday. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wasn’t on board with President Donald Trump’s executive order to protect and boost glyphosate manufacturing that has led to outcry among Kennedy’s supporters.

In a lengthy interview with Joe Rogan posted Friday, Kennedy said the announcement was “not something that I was particularly happy with, let me put it that way mildly.”

“But I also understand the president’s point of view. The president didn’t create the system,” he said. “We all know we gotta transition off of glyphosate.”

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Kennedy previously endorsed the increased production of glyphosate, which sparked anger from Make America Healthy Again supporters.

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