Vani Hari: The People vs. Poison anti-glyphosate rally at the Supreme Court
Live fight
On April 27, 2026, Vani Hari co-led a rally of a couple hundred MAHA supporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard oral arguments in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, a case in which Bayer sought to end thousands of lawsuits alleging that its Roundup weedkiller (glyphosate) causes cancer. According to Reuters, Hari told the crowd: “You cannot make America healthy again and protect the corporations that are poisoning us.” Speakers at the event included Hari, Zen Honeycutt of Moms Across America, Del Bigtree, Alex Clark, and Sen. Cory Booker.
The rally was notable for its criticism of the Trump administration’s own Justice Department, which had sided with Monsanto/Bayer in the case — putting the MAHA activists publicly at odds with an administration they had otherwise supported. Hari’s remarks framed the issue as a test of the movement’s independence from corporate-friendly politics.
According to the FERN REAP/SOW podcast episode of October 1, 2026, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of Bayer, effectively blocking states’ ability to sue over the pesticide — a major court setback for the campaign that the rally was built around. The broader fight over pesticide liability protections continued into the 2026 Farm Bill process.
Timeline
- April 27, 2026 — Hari co-leads the “People vs. Poison” rally outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, per Reuters.
- April 27, 2026 — Hari tells Reuters: “You cannot make America healthy again and protect the corporations that are poisoning us.”
- October 1, 2026 — FERN’s REAP/SOW podcast reports the Supreme Court ruled for Bayer, blocking states’ ability to bring failure-to-warn pesticide lawsuits.
