A presidential executive order titled 'Promoting the national defense by ensuring an adequate supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides' was published on Whitehouse.gov.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
The executive order titled 'Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides' was signed February 18, 2026, and appears on the White House website as a presidential action (whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/...), corroborated by the Federal Register (EO 14387) and GovInfo.
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… How, how do you oh, they, they, they argue that the phosph like, something about phosphorus, which is a component to glyphosate, is needed for munitions. But the EO was all about how what does it have to do with using it on corn? I know: "Promoting the national defense by ensuring an adequate supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides." This is the presidential actions from Whitehouse.gov. Wouldn't it be possible to have a supply chain of phosphorus outside of this mandate, of this was lobbied, right, to send a, like, middle finger to MAHA and Bobby? …
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Supports. The White House website hosts the executive order under the exact title, dated February 18, 2026, under Executive Orders in presidential actions.[4]
Supports. The Federal Register and GovInfo record the order as Executive Order 14387 of February 18, 2026, with the same title, published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2026.[5][6]
Supports. Reuters reported that Trump signed the executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure an adequate U.S. supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides, as stated by the White House.[1]
Context. Fact-check coverage notes the order was widely viewed as counter to the MAHA movement, but this does not bear on whether the order was published.[2][3]
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6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 3 primary
- 1www.reuters.com · world · usTrump signs order on domestic herbicide supply for defense ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Politicians Say Glyphosate Weedkiller Causes Cancer But ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their productionapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate- Based Herbicidesfederalregister.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6DCPD-202600117 - Executive Order 14387—Promoting the ...govinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
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