, Columnist
Trump’s Tylenol Briefing Peddled Junk Science
Parents deserve answers about autism — not debunked theories and misinformation.
They’re not doctors. They just play them on TV.
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President Donald Trump spent the last several days promising Americans that “an answer to autism” was imminent. Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope, and unproven and at times dangerous medical advice.
Flanked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other top federal health officials, Trump linked autism to the use of acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — during pregnancy. This, despite decades of research showing that the medication is safe. He offered no evidence to the contrary.