President Donald Trump is now parroting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s conspiracy that certain vaccines may lead to autism.
Trump, 79, said during a cabinet meeting Tuesday that there “has to be something artificially” spiking autism diagnoses in America, aligning his view with Kennedy, 71, who previously said the COVID-19 vaccine may be to blame for the increase.
Kennedy, who leads the Department of Health and Human Services, said he plans to announce findings that back up this long-held theory sometime in September. Trump told the Kennedy scion that he was doing a “great job” on the autism front.
“The autism is such a tremendous horror show,” Trump added.
Autism rates have increased significantly in the 21st century. Federal researchers determined in 2022 that 3 percent of all American ei