Played to protect Big Pharma, not to expose it.

I normally try to stay out of politics, as I don’t subscribe to either party or the illusion of choice. To me, both sides are simply two faces of the same coin, designed to keep us divided and distracted. That said, despite my reluctance to wade into political waters, this current administration has placed vaccines front and center—thanks in large part to Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr., two figures who have been carefully marketed as supposed “anti-vaccine” champions and potential saviors.

With the recent announcement linking Tylenol to autism, I feel compelled to share my perspective. On the surface, it might appear that the long-standing concerns about vaccines and autism are finally being acknowledged. Many people see this as the breakthrough moment, a strategic move in a bigger plan to slowly awaken and lead the public out of the vaccine nightmare. For them, this is a victory worth celebrating.

But I see it differently. While I agree that a mass awakening is happening, I do not believe those in power are the ones driving it. On the contrary, they are scrambling to control and redirect it in ways that ultimately serve pharmaceutical interests. The Tylenol scapegoat, presented alongside the rollout of a new pharmaceutical “treatment” for autism, looks less like a win for truth and more like a calculated maneuver.

With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at what was actually said during this announcement—and consider whether it represents progress, or simply another sleight of hand that protects vaccines while expanding Pharma’s reach.

Acetaminophen: The Answer to Autism?

“I think we found an answer to autism. How about that? Autism,” Trump said, as the crowd cheered. “We won’t let it happen anymore.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-autism-tylenol-1.7639889

The much-anticipated press conference featuring Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was promoted as a watershed moment, one that might finally challenge the pharmaceutical industry’s vaccine agenda. Many hoped this would be the day the truth about vaccines and autism was brought into the open. Instead, what unfolded was something very different: a careful redirection. Vaccines were not indicted as the cause of autism, but rather portrayed as an improved, “safer” product thanks to scheduling changes and the removal of certain additives. The real spotlight was placed on an unexpected culprit—Tylenol—alongside the rollout of a new pharmaceutical “solution” for autism.

The major takeaway from Trump’s press conference on September 22nd, 2025 (full video and transcript here) was the announcement of a link between acetaminophen (Tylenol) and autism. While some observers dismissed this as media spin to protect vaccines, Trump himself was unambiguous. In his opening remarks, he declared autism to be “artificial,” caused by vaccines and pills. He pointed to the Amish as an example of a group with virtually no autism before shifting the focus squarely onto Tylenol use during pregnancy. Effective immediately, he announced, the FDA would begin recommending that Tylenol be avoided in pregnancy unless medically necessary, citing an increased risk of autism:

(02:56)

But whether it’s one in 12 or one in 31, can you imagine? That’s down from one in 20,000 and one in 10,000. And now we’re at the level of one in 12 in some cases for boys. One in 31 overall. So since 2000, autism rates have surged by much more than 400%. Instead of attacking those who ask questions, everyone should be grateful for those who are trying to get the answers to this complex situation. And the first day, all of these great doctors behind me were there. I told them, “This is what we got to… We have to find out.” Because when you go from 20,000 to 10,000 and then you go to 12, there’s something artificial. They’re taking something. And by the way, I think I can say that there are certain groups of people that don’t take vaccines and don’t take any pills that have no autism. That have no autism. Does that tell you something? That’s currently. Is that a correct statement, by the way?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (04:03):

There are some studies that suggest that. Yeah, with the Amish, for example.

Donald Trump (04:07):

The Amish, yeah, virtually I heard none. See, Bobby wants to be very careful with what he says, and he should, but I’m not so careful with what I say. But you have certain groups, the Amish as an example; they have essentially no autism. First, effective immediately, the FDA will be notifying physicians that the use of acet… Well, let’s see how we say that.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (04:37):

Acetaminophen.

Donald Trump (04:39):

Acetaminophen. Is that okay?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (04:41):

Yes.

Donald Trump (04:43):

Which is basically commonly known as Tylenol during pregnancy and can be associated with a very increased risk of autism. So taking Tylenol is not good. All right, I’ll say it; it’s not good. For this reason they are strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary. That’s, for instance, in cases of extremely high fever that you feel you can’t tough it out; you can’t do it. I guess there’s that. It’s a small number of cases, I think. But if you can’t tough it out, if you can’t do it, that’s what you’re going to have to do. You’ll take a Tylenol, but it’ll be very sparingly. It can be something that’s very dangerous to the woman’s health. In other words, a fever that’s very, very dangerous and ideally a doctor’s decision because I think you shouldn’t take it, and you shouldn’t take it during the entire pregnancy.

The opening of this conference squarely placed the emphasis and focus on Tylenol use. On one hand, it is not a bad thing to highlight the dangers of suppressing fever with synthetic drugs. From a terrain perspective, fever is a part of the healing process, and shutting it down with Tylenol can indeed be harmful. However, the way this announcement was framed places Tylenol front and center as the real culprit for autism, while vaccines are reduced to a secondary concern. Trump’s “solution” was not to end vaccination, but to spread doses out over a longer period of time so babies aren’t “loaded up with stuff” in one visit:

(05:56)
They may tell you that toward the end of the pregnancy, you shouldn’t take it during the entire. And you shouldn’t give the child a Tylenol every time he’s born and he goes and has a shot. You shouldn’t give Tylenol to that child. All pregnant women should talk to their doctors for more information about limiting the use of this medication while pregnant. So ideally, you don’t take it at all, but if you can’t tough it out, if there’s a problem, you’re going to end up doing it. The other thing that I can tell you that I’ll say that they will maybe say at a little bit later date, but I think when you go for the shot, you do it over a five-time period, take it over five times or four times, but you take it in smaller doses, and you spread it out over a period of years. They pump so much stuff into those beautiful little babies. It’s a disgrace. I don’t see it. I think it has… I think it’s very bad. They’re pumping; it looks like they’re pumping into a horse.

(06:59)
You have a little child, a little fragile child, and you get a vat of 80 different vaccines, I guess 80 different blends, and they pump it in. So ideally a woman won’t take Tylenol, and on the vaccines it would be good instead of one visit where they pump the baby, load it up with stuff; you’ll do it over a period of four times or five times. I mean, I’ve been so into this issue for so many years just because I couldn’t understand how a thing like this could happen, and you know it’s artificially induced. It’s not like something that… When you go from all of those healthy babies to a point where I don’t even know structurally if a country can afford it.

The message: autism can be prevented if women avoid Tylenol during pregnancy and if children are vaccinated on a slower schedule. This leaves vaccines largely off the hook. Yes, Trump mentioned removing mercury and aluminum, but such token measures are meant to appease critics while changing nothing about the practice itself. He also argued for separating certain vaccines, like MMR, and delaying hepatitis B until age 12; not to eliminate them but to make them “safer:”

(07:48)
And that’s the least of the problems. To have families destroyed over this is just so, so terrible. I also, and we’ve already done this, we want no mercury in the vaccine. We want no aluminum in the vaccine. The MMR, I think, should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel. The mumps, measles, and… Or the three should be taken separately. And it seems to be that when you mix them, there could be a problem. So there’s no downside in taking them separately. In fact, they think it’s better, so let it be separate. The chickenpox is already separate because when that got mixed in, I guess they made it four for a while; it really was bad. So they make chickenpox… Individually, they’re okay; when you mix them, something maybe happens. So there’s no downside in doing it. It’s not like, “Oh, if you do it, bad things,” no, it’s only good.

(08:52)
And it may not have that much of an impact, but it may have a big impact. So let those be taken separately. And then hepatitis B is sexually transmitted. There’s no reason to give a baby that’s almost just born hepatitis B. So I would say wait till the baby is 12 years old and formed and take Hepatitis B. And I think if you do those things, it’s going to be a whole different… It’s going to be a revolution in a positive sense in the country. The FDA will be updating the label of an existing drug to reflect potential benefits in reducing some autism symptoms. This gives hope to the many parents with autistic children that it may be possible to improve their lives. That’s one of the things that I’m very, very happy about. I mean, this was mostly going to be on how not to have the child affected, but we’ve learned some pretty good things about certain elements of genius that can be given to a baby, and the baby can get better. And in some cases, maybe substantially better.

If there was any doubt about Trump’s emphasis on Tylenol as the true villain, his closing remarks before handing the podium to Robert Kennedy Jr. make it unmistakable. Trump claimed that countries without Tylenol, such as Cuba, have no autism:

(11:01)
Don’t take it. And if you can’t live, if your fever is so bad, you have to take one because there’s no alternative to that. Sadly. First question, “What can you take instead?” It’s actually, there’s not an alternative to that. And as you know, other of the medicines are absolutely proven bad. I mean, they’ve been proven bad with the aspirins and the Advils and others, right? And they’ve been proven bad. So I’d like to ask Bobby to get up to the podium and say a few words. And then Dr. Bhattacharya, Dr. Makary, Dr. Oz, and Dr. Fink, followed by two incredible mothers that have experienced firsthand what this country’s going through, what parts of the world are going through. And I will say there are parts of the world that don’t take Tylenol. I mean, there’s a rumor, and I don’t know if it’s so or not, that Cuba, they don’t have Tylenol because they don’t have the money for Tylenol, and they have virtually no autism. Okay.

(11:59)
Tell me about that one. And there are other parts of the world where they don’t have Tylenol, where they don’t have autism. That tells you a lot. And I want to say it right now, and the way I look at it, don’t take it. Don’t take it. There’s no downside in not taking it. So I’d like to ask Bobby to come up and say a few words. I hope I didn’t ruin his day, but that’s the way I feel. I’ve been very strong on the subject for a long time. Life is common sense too, and there’s a lot of common sense in this, and I wish things like this were brought up, and this group has worked so hard on it. But I’d like to be a little speedier in the process of a recommendation because there’s no harm in going quicker. There’s absolutely no harm. At worst, there’s no harm. Thank you very much, Bobby, please.

For Trump, the conclusion was simple: don’t take Tylenol. He presented the absence of autism in Tylenol-poor countries as evidence that the drug itself is the key culprit. Vaccines, by comparison, faded into the background—reduced to a matter of scheduling or formulation tweaks. This framing could not be clearer: the autism crisis, according to Trump, comes down to Tylenol.

Next up was Robert Kennedy Jr. For those expecting Bobby to pin autism squarely on vaccines, disappointment followed. His focus, like Trump’s, was on acetaminophen. He highlighted two “important findings”:

1. The FDA’s action on acetaminophen, citing studies suggesting a link between prenatal use and later ADHD or autism diagnoses.
2. Guidance for clinicians, urging them to use acetaminophen during pregnancy only when necessary, at the lowest dose and shortest duration.

Kennedy argued that the safety of acetaminophen in relation to neurodevelopmental outcomes has never been validated, and therefore the drug should not be relied upon according to the precautionary principle.

But he went further, spotlighting studies claiming acetaminophen use in children can prolong “viral illnesses”—a framing that reinforces, rather than questions, the pharmaceutical narrative. He also announced that folate deficiency in a child’s brain may lead to autism, and that an “exciting therapy” already exists: Leucovorin, a synthetic vitamin used alongside chemotherapy. Kennedy promoted this as a treatment for autism symptoms, again directing attention toward pharmaceutical “solutions:”

(14:10)
NIH research teams are currently testing multiple hypotheses with no area off-limits. We promise transparency as we uncover the potential causes and treatments, and we will notify the public regularly of our progress. Today we are announcing two important findings from our autism work that are vital for parents to know as they make these decisions. First, HHS will act on acetaminophen. The FDA is responding to clinical and laboratory studies that suggest a potential association between acetaminophen used during pregnancy and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes, including later diagnosis for ADHD and autism. Scientists have proposed biological mechanisms linking prenatal acetaminophen exposure to altered brain development. We have also evaluated the contrary studies that show no association. Today, the FDA will issue a physician’s notice about the risk of acetaminophen during pregnancy and begin the process to initiate a safety label change. HHS will launch a nationwide public service campaign to inform families and protect public health.

(15:28)
The FDA also recognized that acetaminophen is often the only tool for fevers and pain in pregnancy, as other alternatives have well-documented adverse effects. HHS wants, therefore, to encourage clinicians to exercise their best judgment and use of acetaminophen for fevers and pain in pregnancy by prescribing the lowest effective dose for the shortest necessary duration and only when treatment is required. Furthermore, thanks also to the politicization of science. The safety of acetaminophen against the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children has never been validated. Prudent medicine therefore suggests caution in acetaminophen use in young children, especially since strong evidence also has associated it with liver toxicity. Some studies have also found the use of acetaminophen in children can potentially prolong viral illnesses. The FDA will drive new research to safeguard mothers, children, and families. In addition to a possible acetaminophen connection to autism for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers, our research has revealed that folate deficiency in a child’s brain can lead to autism. We have also identified an exciting therapy that may benefit large numbers of children who suffer from autism.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (17:00):

… peer-reviewed literature has documented that up to 60% of folate-deficient children with ASD can have improved verbal communications if given leucovorin. I have instructed NIH, FDA, and CMS to help doctors treat children appropriately. Jay will help tell that story, which started with sound science, the kind that restores faith in government. This announcement also represents a historic collaboration between NIH, FDA, CDC, and CMS. We expect to be this to be the first of many announcements over the coming years that deliver actionable information to parents on underlying cause of autism and the potential paths for prevention and reversal.

Kennedy Jr. went on to describe autism as a “multifactorial” disease, stressing that all possible causes would be investigated. While he reassured mothers of autistic children that their concerns would be taken seriously, the effect of broadening the etiology was to dilute the vaccine connection. By folding vaccines into a long list of “potential” causes, the sharp focus was blunted.

Kennedy acknowledged that many mothers believe vaccines harmed their children and admitted research on the vaccine-autism link had been suppressed. Yet his promises were cautious:

(17:49)
Finally, autism is a complex disorder with multifactorial etiology. We are continuing to investigate a multiplicity of potential causes where no areas of taboo. One area that we are closely examining, as the president mentioned, is vaccines. Some 40% to 70% of mothers who have children with autism believe that their child was injured by a vaccine. President Trump believes that we should be listening to these mothers instead of gaslighting and marginalizing them, like prior administrations.

(18:29)
Some of our friends like to say that we should believe all women. Some of these same people have been silencing and demonizing these mothers for three decades because research on the potential link between autism and vaccines has been actively suppressed in the past. It will take time for an honest look at this topic by scientists, but I want to reassure the people in the autism community that we will be uncompromising and relentless in our search for answers. We will perform the studies that should have been performed 25 years ago. Whatever the answer is, we will tell you what we find. We are researching this issue to all three agencies. Jay will discuss one of our research initiatives at NIH. This model of unleashing unbiased, de-politicized, gold-standard scientific research and academic freedom to deliver actionable information to prevent and reverse disease will be a model for the framework to deliver similar results for many other chronic conditions that plague Americans. Jay.

This rhetoric shifts the question of causation into the indefinite future, under the control of the very institutions long complicit in shielding vaccines from scrutiny. Rather than exposing the fraud of vaccination, Kennedy positioned autism as a vague, complex disorder with multiple possible triggers—effectively sidestepping the direct indictment of vaccines and reinforcing the “wait for more studies” narrative that has delayed accountability for decades.

Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the FDA, underscored the agency’s actions on Tylenol, directly citing its link to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. He explained that the FDA could no longer ignore mounting evidence, highlighting several major studies—including the Boston Birth Cohort, the Nurse’s Health Study, and a recent Mount Sinai/Harvard review—all of which reported consistent associations between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism. While acknowledging some conflicting findings, Makary quoted the dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, who affirmed a causal relationship, declaring: “We cannot wait any longer.”

Makary also announced new labeling for Leucovorin as a treatment option for autism, citing research that points to an “autoimmune” reaction to folate receptors in the brain as one possible mechanism. He stated that this synthetic vitamin had already shown promise in improving symptoms in children with autism, with studies reporting improvements in two-thirds of children with both autism and folate deficiency:

(23:36)

For an epidemiologist, that child is an expanding statistic. But for a child, it can be brutal to have autism. Today, the FDA is taking action to update the label on acetaminophen and sending a letter to all US, letting them know about the risks in pregnancy. We now have data we cannot ignore. There’s a very large study, the Boston birth cohort, with researchers from Johns Hopkins, my former institution, and Boston University found, quote, unquote, consistent associations between acetaminophen in pregnancy and autism. And the nurse’s health study with researchers from Yale, Columbia, and Harvard looking at 9,000 kids found that acetaminophen use in pregnancy was associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. And four weeks ago, a Mount Sinai Harvard study reviewed all the existing literature and found the overwhelming body of evidence points to an association.

(24:35)
Sure, you’ll be able to find a study to the contrary,. That’s how science works, but to quote the dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, there is a causal relationship between prenatal acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders of ADHD and autism spectrum disorder. We cannot wait any longer. And honestly, there’s been this perfunctory, reactionary, mindless practice in medicine. I learned it in medical school and residency. Just treat all fevers. Low-grade fevers, treat them with acetaminophen. Why? What are we doing? A study out of Hopkins actually showed that treating a fever can prolong the duration of illness in a young kid. Maybe that’s because a fever is a body’s natural way of ridding an infection. When my wife was pregnant and delivered our son a few months ago, they pushed her to take acetaminophen for a low-grade fever. She said, “No,” and then they looked to me and I said, “Absolutely no.”

(25:39)
I’m also here to announce good news. Today the FDA is filing a federal Register notice to change the label on an exciting treatment called prescription leucovorin, so that it can be available to children with autism. Autism may also be due to a autoimmune reaction to a folate receptor on the brain not allowing that important vitamin to get into the brain cells. It’s a fairly established mature pathway. Again, we have a duty to let doctors and the public know we are going to change the label to make it available. Hundreds of thousands of kids, in my opinion, will benefit. One study found that with kids with autism and chronic folate deficiency, two-thirds of kids with autism symptoms had improvement and some marked improvement.

In effect, the FDA commissioner’s announcement shifts the blame for autism away from vaccines, the issue most mothers and critics have long raised, and redirects it toward Tylenol and speculative “autoimmune” mechanisms. At the same time, it introduces yet another pharmaceutical “solution” in the form of Leucovorin. Rather than confronting the suppressed vaccine-autism debate head-on, this approach reframes the narrative: minimize vaccines, spotlights another drug, and offers a new treatment to manage symptoms. The pattern of protecting the vaccination program at all costs while expanding pharmaceutical markets is crystal clear.

Later in the press conference, Dr. Dorothy Fink, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, reinforced the narrative of acetaminophen as the hidden danger during pregnancy, tying its use to rising rates of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism:

(30:37)
As a pediatrician and mom, I’m here today to talk about what this announcement means for the millions of moms and dads who are faced with the choice of whether to take acetaminophen during pregnancy. It’s hard to hear information that challenges the status quo. We are sharing this information not to confuse, but to empower parents to make the best choices when taking medications during pregnancy. We are all concerned about the rising rates of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. President Trump and Secretary Kennedy are dedicated to radical transparency, so that patients have the best, most up-to-date information.

(31:25)
We are also sharing this information with our nation’s doctors and we encourage you, as always, to consult with your doctor to make the best decision for you. All too often it’s easy to think that medicines we buy without a prescription pose little to no risk for the mom or the baby. As you heard today, pregnant women who need high fever or pain reduction during pregnancy should take the lowest effective dose of acetaminophen for the shortest possible duration. Most women will not meet these indications during their pregnancies. I am encouraged by these developments today because it is another example of our commitment to the American people to leave no stone unturned in improving the health of our nation’s children.

Hopefully, the pattern is clear that this entire announcement was primarily about pushing the narrative that acetaminophen causes autism. This is not some misrepresentation by the mainstream media. The message by Trump and his associates is very straightforward. However, if any confusion remains, the closing statements by Trump as well as the following Q & A should erase all doubt.

Trump began by reaffirming that he strongly recommended pregnant women not to use Tylenol unless absolutely necessary. In fact, he repeatedly said “Don’t take Tylenol.”

Donald Trump (36:59):

Thank you very much. So I just want to say acetaminophen is basically Tylenol essentially, ‘cause I noticed that term is used throughout this conference. So it’s essentially Tylenol. And I just recommend strongly that you don’t use Tylenol unless it’s absolutely necessary. I understand it’s maybe 10% of the women that are pregnant would perhaps be forced to use it, and that would mean you just can’t tough it out. No matter what you do, you can’t tough it out. So that’s up to you and your doctor.

(37:39)
But there’s a very strong recommendation, maybe stronger for me than from the group because they’re waiting for certain studies, I don’t… I just want to say it like it is. Don’t take Tylenol, don’t take it. If you just can’t… I mean, it’s just fight like hell not to take it. There may be a point where you have to and that you have to work out with yourself. So don’t take Tylenol.

The secondary advice from Trump was not that parents should avoid vaccines for their children, but to break them up into multiple vaccinations and to go from a single doctor visit to multiple ones. In other words, the baby will still get the injections, it’s just more over a longer period of time. He reiterated that mercury and aluminum are being taken out of the vaccines, so they are essentially “safe” now. Can you feel Big Pharma quaking in fear?

(38:06)
Other things that we recommend, or certainly I do anyway, is… and it’s so important to me to see the doctor four times or five times for a vaccine. Don’t let them pump your baby up with the largest pile of stuff you’ve ever seen in your life going into the delicate little body of a baby. Even if it’s two years, three years, four years, you just break it up into, I would say, five, but let’s say four, four visits to the doctor instead of one. And certain things I think you should do. We’ve already taken out and are in the process of taking out mercury and aluminum now. You know what mercury is, you know what aluminum is. Who the hell wants that pumped into a body? And there were rumors about both of them for a long time, but we’re having them taken out. We’re having them taken out of the vaccines.

(39:03)
Hepatitis B, again, that’s sexually transmitted, and we think you should wait… I think you should wait till 12. You know I’m just making these statements from me. I’m not making them from these doctors. ‘Cause when they talk about different results, different studies, I talk about a lot of common sense. And they have that too. They have that too a lot. But I recommend the hepatitis B, take it at 12. Sexually transmitted, you don’t have to give it to the baby when the baby’s two years old. And there are a lot of theories on that. But not when they’re 12, it doesn’t seem to be a problem at all.

(39:44)
The MMR and the chickenpox, chickenpox has already been broken out. It’s a singular shot, but the MMR is not. And I’ve heard for years that there’s a problem with it. But they say that there’s no problem if you do each shot separately, not put together. So an MMR, go out and do it separately.

Trump then pivoted away from vaccines and back to Tylenol, repeating his warning for pregnant women not to take the drug or to give it to babies after vaccination. He still advocated for giving the shots—just spread out over more visits. The real enemy, he insisted, was Tylenol. Why? Because Tylenol is the “cause” of autism. Not the vaccines:

(40:12)
Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t give Tylenol to the baby after the baby’s born. Every time the baby gets a shot, the baby goes, gets a shot, they say, “Here, take a couple of Tylenol.” I’ve heard that for years. Take Tylenol. Don’t take Tylenol, don’t have your baby take Tylenol. Now, Tylenol is fine for people that aren’t pregnant, that aren’t in the situation that we’re talking about one very specific situation. If you’re pregnant, don’t take Tylenol. When you have your baby, don’t give your baby Tylenol at all unless it’s absolutely necessary. Don’t do it. Break up your visits to the doctors, break them up. Do it in five if you can. Now, it’s inconvenient. It’s inconvenient. Oh, you’re going to have to go back. Another year later, you’re going to go back each year for four years, five years, three years. Just break it up. Break it up because it’s too much liquid. Too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number. The size of this thing, when you look at it, it’s like 80 different vaccines and beyond vaccines, and 80. Then you give that to a little kid. I mean, I can tell you that I had a woman who worked for me, a beautiful, wonderful woman, worked in Trump Tower, and she had the most perfect child. Beautiful, just perfect. And I remember this little blond-haired boy running around the lobby of Trump Tower, so healthy and so vibrant. And I said, “That’s great.”

(41:54)
One day I came in and she was crying her eyes out behind the counter. She worked at the front desk. She was crying her eyes out. I’ve never… As much as I’ve ever seen anyone distraught, she was. I said, “Are you okay? What happened?” “My boy, my boy, I’ve lost my boy.” “What does that mean, your boy?” “My boy. You know him, sir, you’ve seen him grow up. He was so beautiful. And I took him for a vaccine, sir, and he developed this unbelievable…” I think she said 107, 108. It goes well beyond when this happens, it goes up to a 106, 107, 108. We hear 105 and you’re in trouble. But it just goes up to a level that you never hear about, but it goes up very high and they get… it’s fried. They get fried.

(42:47)
She said, “I took him. He developed an unbelievable temperature and I’ve lost him, sir. He’s gone.” And then I saw the boy. It was a whole… It was so tragic to see. That was the following day. That was the following day after the vaccine. And I’ve seen it two other times, and I think three other times, but two other times where they go to the doctor and they get the vaccine, they get the shot, the kid is badly hurt. Let’s be nice, badly hurt.

(43:21)
And just do it. Break it up into five, break it up into four, break it up into three if you have to. But go to the doctor four times instead of once, or five times instead of once. And for some reason they insist that you put it all into the body. And maybe that’s the drug companies that make more money that way. Maybe it’s the doctors ‘cause they don’t want to be doing this so much. Maybe it’s the doctors, they get maybe more money. Who the hell knows what it is? Don’t do it. Get them broken into four or five visits. Do it four or five. That means you have 20%, 25% what you’re putting into the baby’s body. It can only help. It can only help.

(44:03)
And the other things I told you about, just… The word, tough it out. It’s easy for me to say tough it out. But sometimes in life with a lot of other things, you have to tough it out also. Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t give Tylenol to the baby. When the baby’s born, they throw it at you, “Here, give them a couple of Tylenol.” They give them a shot. They give them a vaccine. And every time they give them a vaccine, they throw in Tylenol. And some of these babies they’re long born, and all of a sudden they’re gone. And it doesn’t hurt not to do it. It doesn’t hurt. There’s no downside. There’s no downside at all.

(44:46)
And break up MMR, break it up. It’s practically a known fact that if you break it up, you’re not going to have a problem. But for years we’ve been hearing how bad MMR is as a combination. And I’m very happy that you broke out chickenpox because that was really a problem.

(45:04)
And there are other things. It’s interesting, ‘cause there are other things, we were talking about it, other different drugs, pills, that you take, that we know are so bad and they don’t take them anymore. But for some reason with this, they keep taking it. Don’t take Tylenol. There’s no downside. Don’t take it. You’ll be uncomfortable, it won’t be as easy maybe, but don’t take it. If you’re pregnant, don’t take Tylenol and don’t give it to the baby after the baby is born.

Trump closed by doubling down on his warning against Tylenol, urging pregnant women not to take it and parents not to give it to their babies. He insisted that breaking up the vaccination schedule into more injections spread out over time, combined with avoiding Tylenol, would reduce autism rates:

(47:55)
So that’s it. There’s nothing much to say. Don’t take Tylenol if you’re pregnant, and don’t give Tylenol to your child when he’s born or she’s born. Don’t give it. Just don’t give it. And we’re going to have, I think, really… If you do the things that I say, break it up. Just break it up. Break up the shots with the doctor. MMRs, as I told you, separate, separate, separate. Chickenpox, already separate. You do these things.

(48:27)
I’m telling you, when I leave office, I don’t want to have… it’s going to be the kind of number that we’re hearing where it’s 1 in 32 or 1 in 10, because I’ve heard 1 in 10 also. And in California it’s really bad. I want it to be, let’s get it back to maybe 1 in 10,000 or 1 in 20,000 or maybe none in 20,000. And the only way you’re going to do that, ‘cause this is artificially induced, this is induced by something. You don’t go from 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 10,000, then to 1 in 10. That means you’re taking something and something’s wrong. And I feel very certain, and I know I’ll be criticized some day, they’ll look back and they’ll say, “Well, it wasn’t.” But I think it will. I think we’re going to have a tremendous… I want, this is one of the most… This is the most important, there’s nothing more important than me.

During the ensuing Q & A session, Trump was asked how much of the increase in autism was due to Tylenol over better diagnosis. Trump deferred to Kennedy Jr. to answer, who pointed out that the claim of better diagnosis rather than increase in cases had been debunked. The implication left is that it is acetaminophen that is to blame for the increase in cases over better diagnosis:

Speaker 7 (51:30):

Mr. President, I’m curious, as you look at the trend lines, how much of this is the causation of acetaminophen and how much is better diagnosis, doctors, researchers having a better understanding of what is on the autism spectrum?

Donald Trump (51:46):

Do you want to do that? Sure, go ahead, Rob.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (51:49):

That’s one of the canards that has been promoted by the industry for many years, that it’s changed diagnostic criteria or better recognition. But there’s been study after study done of that, that completely debunks that. One of them by the Mind Institute at UC Davis, University of California.

(52:13)
But also it’s just common sense, because you’re only seeing this in people who are under 50 years of age. If it were better recognition or diagnosis, you’d see it in 70-year-old men. I’ve never seen this happening in people my age. I’ve never seen a case of full-blown autism, and that means profound autism, I want to be very careful, head banging, stimming, toe walking, nonverbal, non-toilet trained. I’ve never in my life seen a 70-year-old man who looks like that. You’re only seeing it in kids. It’s an epidemic.

Another person challenged Trump on his statement that newborn babies should not be given the hepatitis B vaccine. Trump interrupted, insisting that the vaccine should be given at 12 years of age:

Speaker 10 (57:48):

Mr. President, you said that there was no reason to give newborn babies hepatitis B vaccines, but hepatitis B can be contracted not just during sexually transmitted diseases, it can come from needles to open wounds. So when you say you feel, is that appropriate to these-

Donald Trump (58:04):

I think it’s absolutely appropriate. I think they should wait till they’re 12 years old.

Another individual pressed Trump on his claim that spreading out combined vaccines like MMR would reduce autism. Trump confirmed this directly, answering “Correct.” When asked if he would recommend spacing out other combined vaccines as well, Trump affirmed that he would, framing the practice as “common sense.” He argued that administering vaccines as separate shots had been “proven to be very safe” compared to giving them in combination:

Speaker 11 (58:08):

Mr. President, thank you all for being here. You’ve been talking about reducing autism by spacing out vaccines. Would you like other combined vaccines babies received to be spaced out like MMRV?

Donald Trump (58:17):

What is this … Again?

Speaker 11 (58:20):

You’ve been talking-

Donald Trump (58:21):

Speak up, please.

Speaker 11 (58:22):

Sir. You’ve been talking about reducing autism by spacing out vaccines.

Donald Trump (58:26):

Right. Correct.

Speaker 11 (58:27):

Would you like the other combined vaccines babies receive to be spaced out like MMRV?

Donald Trump (58:32):

I would say yes, but that just is, for me it’s a lot of common sense involved in this, it’s a process, but we’re looking, but it should at least be given separately.

(58:43)
Now, it’s possible that you can reduce them and give … I’d give them in small doses, but it’s possible maybe in that particular case the MMR wouldn’t work in small doses, but you can certainly give them the separate shots. It’s been proven to be very safe when you give them in separate shots instead of mixing. So, I don’t think there’s any reason to do that. Do you agree with it?

Speaker 2 (59:01):

Yep.

Donald Trump (59:03):

I’m not a doctor, but I’m giving my opinion. I don’t think there’s any reason to do that. So, it’s been proven to be safe when you break them up. But MMR by itself, I’ve heard bad things about it for many years.

During another question, Trump repeated his claim that Cuba does not have any Tylenol, and therefore, does not have any autism:

Speaker 18 (01:01:50):

Tylenol is widely used in other countries too. As you make this announcement, do you expect your decision may affect other countries?

Donald Trump (01:02:00):

I hope they follow it. Yeah. I hope they follow it. Yeah. Other countries sell Tylenol. Some countries don’t. I mean, I hear Cuba … Now, again, you’ll have to check this out, but I hear Cuba doesn’t have it because it’s very expensive and they don’t have the money to have it, or they don’t want to spend the money to have it. They don’t have Tylenol, and I hear they have essentially no autism, so you’ll have to check it out.

Another questioner brought up the Amish, citing a podcast where an Amish man claimed not to know of any cases of ADHD or autism within his community. Trump responded by asserting that these conditions “don’t exist” among the Amish because they “don’t take all of this junk.” He compared it to certain countries where, according to him, such conditions also do not exist and where people likewise avoid “it” (a reference to Tylenol):

Speaker 13 (01:02:29):

Thank you, Mr. President. I want to go back to the Amish community if I can just for a second. I recently saw a man from Minnesota, an Amish man from Minnesota on a podcast, and the host asked him what the rates were for, like, ADHD and autism, and he had no idea about ADHD. He didn’t know that existed and certainly didn’t know of any cases. What are they doing-

Donald Trump (01:02:49):

It doesn’t exist with the Amish community and they don’t take all of this junk. It doesn’t exist. That tells you … Doesn’t that tells you? That’s like certain countries where it doesn’t exist and they don’t take it.

Trump was then asked whether the establishment media should show openness to investigating the causes of autism. He agreed that they should, but quickly pivoted to emphasize his own strong support for vaccines. Trump highlighted Operation Warp Speed and said he was proud of getting the “Covid” vaccine developed in record time. He reiterated that he is a “big, big believer in vaccines,” citing the polio vaccine as an example:

Speaker 14 (01:03:22):

Thank you, Mr. President. Should the establishment media show at least some openness to trying to figure out what the causes of autism are?

Donald Trump (01:03:28):

I wish they would. Yeah.

Speaker 14 (01:03:29):

Why are they so closed-minded?

Donald Trump (01:03:32):

Well, look, it’s not only the media, in all fairness. It’s some people, when you talk about vaccines, they go crazy. And I’m a big supporter of vaccines. I got a certain vaccine approved in nine months that would’ve taken from five to 12 years. I’m very proud of it. A lot of people think it was one of the greatest things I’ve done. And some people think, mostly Republicans, actually … I’ll tell you, the Democrats think it was … They think Operation Warp Speed was one of the greatest things any president has done, any president. We’re very proud of what happened. We got hit with something that came from a place that shouldn’t have happened, but it did happen. Those things take place and you’re very unpleasantly surprised.

(01:04:16)
But no, I’m a big believer in vaccines, the polio vaccine. Big, big believer in vaccines. I know Bobby and you guys have it out a little bit, but he’s a believer in vaccines too. But I’ve seen how great vaccines can be, how incredible they can be. So, I’m a believer. Yeah.

Finally, Trump was asked whether he had spoken with Kennedy Jr. about making changes to the MMR and hepatitis B vaccines. Trump confirmed that he had, but once again redirected the conversation back to Tylenol. He claimed that “a lot of research” had been done on the issue, reiterated his warning not to take Tylenol or give it to newborns, and again advised spreading out vaccines over multiple visits:

Speaker 11 (01:04:40):

Your comment to me about MMR and hepatitis B, you said those were your suggestions, but have you spoken with Secretary Kennedy about actually making those changes?

Donald Trump (01:04:48):

I have. Yeah, I have. I’ve spoken to all the doctors about it, and doctors that are not here right now. I’ve spoken to many doctors about everything we’re talking about.

(01:04:58)
And the Tylenol has started to be spoken of over the last period of time, but we’ve been doing the research. A lot of what they’ve been speaking about comes from right here by research done by these people. And I just say it again, don’t take Tylenol, don’t take it and don’t give it to your child after your child is born and do all those other things, little things, just spread out your visits, et cetera, et cetera, on the vaccine. And I want to thank everybody. This is a very important day. Thank you very much.

Big Pharma’s Winning Hand

On the surface, Trump’s press conference looked like a strike against Big Pharma. In reality, it was a masterclass in misdirection: vaccines were protected, Tylenol was sacrificed, and Big Pharma walked away stronger.

The takeaway is unmistakable: this was never about challenging the vaccine program. The spotlight was shifted onto Tylenol as the “cause” of autism, while vaccines were only criticized for their scheduling or additives—issues framed as already being “fixed.” In the end, the injections remain firmly in place, and a new pharmaceutical “treatment” for autism was introduced. Rather than a blow against Big Pharma, it’s a deflection that protects vaccines, redirects blame onto an over-the-counter drug, and conveniently expands the pharmaceutical market with new “solutions.”

This is the brilliance of the strategy: vaccines are never the root of the problem. They are recast as safe and essential, with only minor tweaks needed. Meanwhile, Tylenol becomes the scapegoat, and mothers who suspect vaccines are pacified by being told their voices are finally being heard while the system they distrust continues without interruption.

I realize there will be those who will be upset that I’m criticizing Trump and Kennedy Jr. for their approach. Some will argue that they are playing a long game, secretly dismantling the system from within. But I refuse to indulge in reading tea leaves or decrypting supposed coded messages. All I can do is take their words and actions at face value. And what they show is unwavering support for the vaccine paradigm, merely dressed up with a Tylenol scapegoat and a new drug rollout. Everything I’ve seen so far shows Trump and Kennedy Jr. to be pro-vaccine stalwarts aiming to make an inherently dangerous practice “safer.” Their words and actions bolster the pharmaceutical narrative and advance its agenda. Until I see otherwise, I will continue to call them out for doing so.

If Trump and Kennedy Jr. truly intended to dismantle the vaccine agenda—short of exposing the fraud of germ “theory” and virology—their first step would be obvious: repeal the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, the law that shields vaccine manufacturers from liability and effectively created a government-protected vaccine industry. Without removing that foundation, talk of “safer schedules” or “separating shots” is nothing more than window dressing.

What’s more, both Trump and Kennedy invoked the precautionary principle regarding Tylenol, warning against its use in pregnancy on the basis of possible risk. Yet this very principle is nowhere to be found when it comes to vaccines. The numerous side effects of vaccination—up to and including death—are already well documented, yet vaccines remain on the market and are even administered in combination within a short time frame before and after birth, despite the absence of comprehensive safety testing. The childhood vaccine schedule, packed with dozens of injections before the age of two, has never been properly tested as a whole for safety. If Trump and Kennedy Jr. were consistent, they would apply the same precautionary logic to vaccines that they now apply to Tylenol. Instead, vaccines remain untouched, preserved as a sacred pharmaceutical product, while blame is shifted elsewhere.

Still, some will insist that Trump and Kennedy Jr. are “white hats” secretly protecting the public from Big Pharma. They might even point to Kennedy Jr.’s 7-minute statement, released one week after the press conference, which at first glance seemed to dismantle a pro-vaccine narrative by challenging the idea that vaccines were responsible for the decline in disease mortality over the last century. But in the final moments, Kennedy revealed his hand. He insisted that vaccines are a “critical part of public health,” that they “can prevent infections” and the “serious injuries that accompany measles,” and that they “can prevent you from spreading measles to others.” He went further, promising that under President Trump’s leadership they would “ensure that America has the best childhood vaccine schedule” and “modernize American vaccines with transparent gold-standard science.” In other words, far from challenging the vaccine paradigm, Kennedy was reaffirming it with a full-throated endorsement. The message was clear: the program won’t be dismantled. It will be rebranded, polished, and preserved as a cornerstone of Pharma’s agenda.

The next day, Trump announced TrumpRx, a site designed to let consumers search for their medicines and then be redirected to manufacturers’ direct-to-consumer channels for supposedly cheaper pricing. He also struck a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which is investing an additional $70 billion on research and manufacturing projects—particularly in cancer, obesity, immunology, and vaccines—over the coming years. In return, the company will receive a three-year grace period on the tariffs the administration plans to impose. Following the announcement, Pfizer shares rose more than 6%. According to Chris Meekins, managing director of health policy research at Raymond James, this was a clear win for Big Pharma: “If this is all that President Trump does on drug pricing, it is likely a win for the pharmaceutical industry.” He concluded that Trump’s announcement, on balance, would not be a serious blow to drugmakers.

Maybe time will prove me wrong. I hope it does, and that Team Trump truly turns out to be dismantling the pharmaceutical machine. If that happens, I will gladly and publicly apologize for my skepticism and give them the praise that they deserve. But I’m not holding my breath. Their words and actions point in the opposite direction. My intuition tells me the Trump card has been played—and it isn’t Pharma that’s being outmaneuvered. It’s the public.