Donald Trump made a rare comment on childhood vaccinations on Sunday while on Air Force One returning to Washington DC following the death of Charlie Kirk
US President Donald Trump provided a rare insight into his stance on childhood vaccinations on Sunday whilst travelling back to the White House following Charlie Kirk’s memorial service.
During his return journey to Washington DC, the president took questions aboard Air Force One regarding Monday’s announcement concerning Autism.
In the midst of the discussion, a reporter enquired whether President Trump planned to link the neurodevelopmental condition with vaccines, despite scientific evidence showing no such connection.
“Vaccines are very interesting,” the president observed. “They can be great, but when you put the wrong stuff in them, you know… And, you know, children get these massive vaccines like you’d give to a horse… like you’d give to a horse.”
“And I’ve said for a long time, I mean, this is no secret – spread them out over five years. Get five shots, small ones. Did you ever see what they give,” he went on. “I mean, for a little baby to be injected with that much fluid, even beyond the actual ingredients, they have sometimes 80 different vaccines in them. It’s mad.”
“You know that’s a common sense thing too… It’s like you’re shooting up a horse,” Trump declared. “You have a little body, a little baby, and you’re pumping this big thing. It’s a horrible thing. So I’ve always felt that. But we’ll be having a big discussion about autism tomorrow.”
Multiple news outlets have reported that the president, alongside his Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, are set to make a statement linking the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism , reports the Express. According to high-ranking administration officials, the president will also highlight leucovorin, a drug typically used for cancer and anaemia, as a potential treatment for those with autism.
“Autism is totally out of control,” President Trump declared. “I think we, maybe, have a reason why.”
A formal statement from Kush Desai, a spokesperson for the White House, suggested that this announcement “will make historic progress” in addressing the escalating rates of autism. Unearthing the root cause of this mental condition has been a key goal of the HHS since Trump returned to office in January.
Earlier this year, Kennedy committed to presenting some solutions by September. A recent study by the CDC found that 1 in 31 American 8 year olds was diagnosed with the condition in 2022, a stark increase from 1 in 150 in 2000.
This announcement marks the first time the federal government has drawn a link between the commonly used painkiller and autism. Kennedy has also consistently maintained that certain environmental factors are driving the rise in autism cases – a claim that has been repeatedly disputed – including the use of vaccines.
The Wall Street Journal disclosed that the Department of Health and Human Services had initially planned to publish the autism-tylenol link in an unspecified “report,” according to one official.
It should be noted that such a report does not exist.
An existing review co-authored by Dr Andrea Baccarelli, the dean of Harvard’s T. H.Chan School of Public Health, was published in the journal BMC Environmental Health.
It states, “Appropriate and immediate steps should be taken to advise pregnant women to limit acetaminophen consumption to protect their offspring’s neurodevelopment.”
However, there is no mention that expectant mothers should not use Tylenol except for high fevers.
“Appropriate and immediate steps should be taken to advise pregnant women to limit acetaminophen consumption to protect their offspring’s neurodevelopment,” the review said.
“We recommend judicious acetaminophen use – lowest effective dose, shortest duration – under medical guidance, tailored to individual risk-benefit assessments, rather than a broad limitation,” it added.
The WSJ also reported that Kirk Perry, interim CEO of Tylenol maker Kenvue, privately urged Kennedy not to cite Tylenol as a cause of autism.
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