US EditionTrump administration suggests Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism
- On September 22, 2025, President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced unproven claims linking Tylenol and vaccines to autism at a White House briefing.
- Their claims stem from decades of controversy and disputed research, with Kennedy repeating debunked vaccine theories and Trump urging pregnant women to avoid Tylenol despite no clear evidence.
- Medical experts and autism researchers widely reject these links, emphasizing genetics as the primary risk factor and warning that untreated fever poses greater harm than acetaminophen during pregnancy.
- Researchers and public health leaders criticized the administration for sidelining science, with CDC experts not consulted on the announcement and concerns about political agendas undermining credible research.
- The controversy risks causing people to avoid vaccines and Tylenol despite safety, while calls persist for transparent, evidence-based studies to clarify autism's complex causes.
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Pregnant liberals are popping Tylenol just to "own" Donald Trump, because of course they are
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/MHAA4PxUrl— Liberacrat™️ (@Liberacrat) September 23, 2025 Today, the Trump administration announced a potential link between autism and taking acetaminophen during pregnancy. Now, I’m not saying acetaminophen definitely contributes to autism diagnoses, nor am I saying it doesn’t—but at the very least, anyone hearing this should consult their …
Tylenol maker rebounds a day after Donald Trump’s unfounded claims about its safety
Shares of Tylenol maker Kenvue bounced back sharply at the opening bell Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump promoted unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism. “Don’t take Tylenol,” Trump instructed pregnant women around a dozen times during the White House news conference Monday, also urging mothers not to give their infants the drug, known by the generic name acetaminophen in the U.S. or paracetam…
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