This past spring, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ominously promised that by September we would “know what has caused the autism epidemic.” Right on time, during President Donald Trump’s speech at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service over the weekend, he declared , “I think we found an answer to autism.”

In a press conference on Monday, Trump announced that acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol that Trump struggled to pronounce — “can be associated with a very high risk of autism.” He also personally warned women who are pregnant not to take Tylenol except in cases of “extremely high fever,” suggesting they should “tough it out.” “Taking Tylenol is not good,” he said. “Don’t take it … There’s no downside in not taking it.” Following Trump’s announcement

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