Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on the Trump administration’s claim that taking Tylenol could cause autism, but with a twist: Along with his past suggestion that pregnant women taking acetaminophen are putting their unborn child at risk of the condition, Kennedy on Thursday claimed that boys who took the painkiller after being circumcised could somehow trigger autism.

During the meeting, Kennedy said that there are “two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol.”

Kennedy made the bizarre connection to circumcision at a White House Cabinet meeting on Thursday, alluding to published research in support of his claim. But those findings are disputed, and at least one of the studies Kennedy s

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