Did president Trump approve this appeal spayed on fruits etc
Executive summary
The short answer: the Trump administration, through decisions by the Environmental Protection Agency, allowed continued use and in some cases approved new registrations of controversial pesticides for use on fruits and other food crops — most notably blocking a ban on chlorpyrifos and greenlighting several products critics call “forever chemical” pesticides — actions taken by EPA officials in Trump’s administration rather than a public, individual signature by the president himself [1] [2] [3].
1. How the question maps to government action — who actually “approved” pesticides
Pesticide approvals and bans are administrative actions taken by the EPA, not typically by the president directly; under Trump the EPA denied a petition to ban the organophosphate insecticide chlorpyrifos and restored or allowed expanded uses of other pesticides for numerous food crops, actions that critics and many news outlets tied to the policymaking priorities of the Trump administration [1] [4].
2. The high-profile case: chlorpyrifos — banned under Obama, revived under Trump
The most documented example is chlorpyrifos: the Obama EPA had moved to restrict or ban it; the Trump-era EPA, under Administrator Scott Pruitt and later Andrew Wheeler, declined to impose a ban and denied environmental groups’ petition to do so, even as courts and scientists pressed for restrictions because of links to developmental harm in children [1] [4] [5].
3. New approvals and the “forever chemical” controversy
Beyond chlorpyrifos, the Trump EPA approved pesticides containing PFAS-like chemistries — labeled by critics as “forever chemical” pesticides — clearing ingredients such as isocycloseram and cyclobutrifluram for use on a broad range of crops including citrus, tomatoes, almonds and potatoes; industry and the agency said the products met regulatory standards when used according to labels, while environmental groups warned of long-term soil and food chain persistence [2] [3] [6].
4. Other revived or expanded pesticide uses during the Trump years
The administration also moved to allow or restore use of sulfoxaflor and approved re-introduction of previously restricted products such as aldicarb and certain antibiotics for citrus, actions framed by advocates as support for struggling crop sectors but criticized by public-health groups for exposing farmworkers, consumers and pollinators to known or suspected harms [7] [8].
5. EPA’s defense and the counter-arguments from scientists and advocates
EPA statements framed many decisions as the result of chemical-specific evaluations finding no “unreasonable adverse effects” under labelled use; the agency also said some scientific questions remained on risks like chlorpyrifos [1] [6]. Opposing voices — Earthjustice, Environmental Working Group, Center for Food Safety and academic commentators — argued the agency ignored or downplayed independent science and leaned toward industry-friendly interpretations, sometimes citing revolving-door personnel moves that shaped policy priorities [1] [9] [10] [2].
6. Legal and political fallout — states and courts pushed back
Those EPA decisions triggered lawsuits, state-level bans and later administration reversals; for example, after extended litigation and regulatory fights, later administrations moved on chlorpyrifos, underscoring that the Trump-era approvals were contested and not permanent endorsements in perpetuity [11].
7. Bottom line for the original query
If the question means “Did President Trump personally approve pesticides being sprayed on fruits?” the answer is that decisions enabling such spraying were made by his administration’s EPA and its appointees, who repeatedly sided with growers and registrants to allow or continue the use of contentious pesticides on fruit and other crops [1] [2] [8]; if the question seeks whether the administration increased approvals and rolled back regulatory constraints, the evidence from multiple reporters and advocacy groups is clear that it did [1] [2] [12].