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00:00The link between Tylenol and autism in children is being delineated by this White House. What will be the response from the president's base, A boycott of Tylenol? I'm not so sure that will be the case. I mean, I think that there's obviously been a rise in cases and it's good the administration is trying to get to the bottom of it. I happen to believe it's probably because we're better diagnosing the problem today. And so when you make a comparison to Cuba, they probably don't have the ability to diagnose cases. And and I think the reality is for a lot of expectant moms and parents, they probably didn't take a second to say. I mean, the HHS secretary is somebody who has boasted about his heroin addiction and taking that instead of ADHD medicine. In college, he tells people to drink raw milk and he still boasts about taking testosterone injections at 70. So I would imagine that a lot of expectant parents would probably look at that, say, you know, maybe this is not the person I should be taking my health care advice from. Wow. Okay. Mark, if there is significant backlash here, do you see the president splitting with his HHS secretary? In other words, will RFK Junior still have the president's ear? I think that the president is quick to dismiss people if he begins to feel they're an albatross to him. I don't know that this will be that. I do think that there's probably other incoming from a lot of things that RFK Junior is looking to do when it comes to, I think, telling you what you can eat and drink. I think that in many cases, you know, Republicans were those who opposed Michael Bloomberg's efforts to tell people and to get away with from drinking sodas. And, you know, Sarah Palin went to the convention and brought her Big Gulp and said, you know, I stand by my Big Gulp. And then Republicans stood against Michelle Obama's efforts to tell parents, you know what, they're allowed to feed their children. And so I think a lot of this is going to eventually create enough of a push their power to be like, you know, this is what happens when you nominate a lifelong Democrat who also happens to be in this pro-abortion person ever to lead HHS. Well, the language from the president today was interesting. And we should note that Michael Bloomberg is the founder, chairman of Bloomberg L.P.. You know what it's like to prepare an elected official to make a major announcement in front of the media to roll out a new program. The language that's required in sort of claiming the authority and credibility of the moment when you hear Donald Trump talking about this is based on what I feel, he said. That's my opinion about the Neymar vaccines. Should this have been more fully baked in the communications office? Well, yes. But at the same time, I think that one of the appealing parts of President Trump to a lot of voters is, is he does speak from the hip. Okay. So that is that is part of, I think, what people understand they're getting from him. I do think as well, he often beta tests announcements. So we'll see how this plays. And if it's a negative reaction, I think you'll see him backtrack from it. If it's a positive reaction, I think you'll see him dig in further. Allowing himself the ability to back out with this is based on what I feel. I think you've witnessed enough after the last eight years or so that he has an enormous ability to backtrack on things, even when it seems like he's taking a pretty definitive stance. And Mark, Charlie Kirk's funeral was held last night at State Farm Arena in Phoenix. And we heard his widow say that she forgives his killer. At the same time, the president said he hates his enemies. Can both things be true? Well, I think it was a remarkable testimony by Erica Kirk. I think that the amount of grace that she demonstrated in that moment I just think is remarkable. And I think that she deserves an enormous amount of credit and support for that. And, you know, she'll be raising two children without a dad. I think that part of President Trump's appeal is always been that people view him as a fighter. And for a lot of Republicans, they elected him because they wanted him to come to DC and, you know, turn the tables upside down and to fight. What is DC, I'm not sure is the appropriate venue for that in light of what Erica Kirk's comments are. But I also think that's who Trump is and I want to bring everyone in the room for that moment. It happened on a Sunday in Phoenix. Here's President Trump from yesterday. On that terrible day, September ten, 2025, our greatest evangelist for American liberty became immortal. He's a martyr now for American freedom. We have to stop. It's such a busy news cycle, Mark, to acknowledge the unprecedented nature of that event. You had almost the entire presidential cabinet speaking there, including the chief of staff, Susie Wiles. The president, of course, there, Charlie Kirk's widow, as Kate has established the importance of that event in terms of closure. I'm curious where your head is right now, because a couple of days ago, it was a blame game. The president said we need to beat the hell out of the radical left. And people in many cases fear we were on the precipice of more violence. What did yesterday serve to the nation? Well, I think in a pretty young career, Charlie created a remarkable job because for many years, conservatives have complained about the imbalance on college campuses. And he identified that problem and looked to build outreach. And I think what he built was was pretty phenomenal in a short amount of time. And I think in many cases, as you heard Suzy while said, credited much of that the young male vote that went to to Donald Trump. So it is a remarkable moment. But there were remarkable circumstances. I think at the same time, though, there has been a lot of different messaging. And I think that as the president look to, you know, go after Disney and Jimmy Kimmel and I know there's news on that even has in the last hour or so. But I think for conservatives for so long, we look to limit the power of the FCC. It was the Democrats look to expand the power. If you go back to the 1980s, it was the Republicans that they were looking to push back on it and to eliminate some of the ability they had to have the Fairness Doctrine. And many people believe it gave rise to Rush Limbaugh. Republicans should be looking to I think, candidly in today's world, what's the purpose of the FCC? The 1930s was really different. And today people can get their communications in all sorts of ways. We should be looking to eliminate that agency as opposed to saying the FCC should have the power to tell, you know, ABC who they should put on the network and who they should put on the network. Mark, you mentioned Jimmy Kimmel. The news that he's returning tomorrow night to ABC. What's the takeaway from this? Did did Jimmy Kimmel prevail here or did the president just establish that he has the final say over free speech? I don't know that it's that I think that, you know, I might disagree with a decision. I feel like from a private company, I think Jimmy Kimmel said and done enough that they should have removed him, but that that decision should belong with ABC and viewers across America can make the decision whether they turn him in or turn him out. That should not be the heavy hand of government. Try to decide, you know what what a private company airs. Interesting. So he'll be back tomorrow. Does he come in hot or does he does he behave in a different, different manner because of Donald Trump? I half the way he'll come out because it'll drive ratings, right? I guess so. You're in the business. I'm not. But I would have to say that's worse. We'll meet back here on the day after. Thank you, Mark, for.

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Marc Short on Tylenol Autism Fear, Charlie Kirk Funeral

Marc Short, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, shares his thoughts on President Trump's claim that there is a link between Tylenol and autism & how Trump's base may respond to this. He also talks about Trump's cabinet attending Charlie Kirk's funeral and how Republicans should be looking at the FCC going forward. Marc speaks with Joe Mathieu and Kate Davidson on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

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