RFK Jr. Tells Trump We’ll Know the ‘Trigger’ of Autism by Fall

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the top of the Division of Well being and Human Companies, made a collection of absurd statements throughout a cupboard assembly with President Donald Trump on Thursday, together with a declare that he would reveal the “trigger” of autism by September, teasing the reveal like a brand new product launch for the autumn. And Trump appeared very impressed.

Kennedy, who’s labored his total life advocating in opposition to life-saving vaccines, praised Trump for his dedication to the so-called Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) motion, and insisted that the workforce of scientists he’s assembled from world wide would work out what was the reason for an autism “epidemic.”

“At your route, we’re going to know by September,” Kennedy stated to the president. “We’ve launched a large testing and analysis effort that’s going to contain a whole bunch of scientists from world wide. By September we’ll know what has prompted the autism epidemic and we’ll be capable of remove these exposures.”

Kennedy stated the autism fee was 1 in 31 kids whereas it was 1 in 31,000, numbers that Trump marveled at within the cabinet meeting. Information broke final month that the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention has launched a “examine” to find out if vaccination is the trigger (it’s not).

“So it was one in 10,000 kids had autism, and now it’s one in 31, not 31,000, 31,” Trump stated. “That could be a horrible statistic, isn’t it? And there’s acquired to be one thing synthetic on the market that’s doing this.”

It’s not clear what Trump meant by “synthetic,” which may conceivably discuss with something from synthetic dyes in meals to one thing he believes is current within the MMR vaccine. Trump has entertained the concept that childhood vaccinations are behind increased autism charges, although that conspiracy concept has been debunked repeatedly. There isn’t any single “trigger” for autism and the thought that you would be able to put a deadline like September on such a fancy query is totally ridiculous.

Trump, who’s lengthy identified the best way to create hype for media occasions, went on to say throughout the cupboard assembly that there can be “no larger information convention,” when Kennedy reveals the reason for autism by September.

“In case you can provide you with that reply, the place you cease taking one thing, you cease consuming one thing or possibly it’s a shot, however one thing’s inflicting it,” Trump stated.

Kennedy talked about other programs the Trump regime was engaged on, together with eradicating “soda pops,” from being allowed to be bought by means of the SNAP advantages program, generally often known as meals stamps. The U.S. Division of Agriculture oversees SNAP, however Kennedy has beforehand stated he’s speaking to Brooke Rollins at that company concerning the transfer. The Well being Secretary additionally insisted his businesses had been responding properly to the historic measles outbreak in Texas which has seen the demise of three Americans to date. Kennedy has despatched blended messages about whether or not the measles vaccine, which is enormously efficient, is one thing People ought to get.

The Division of Well being and Human Companies, which oversees the FDA and CDC, has seen billions in cuts since Kennedy took management of the company, however the secretary lately revealed he doesn’t really understand what’s being reduce. However that shouldn’t come as an enormous shock. Kennedy doesn’t have the {qualifications} to be working such an unlimited paperwork.

In reality, most of Trump’s cupboard will not be certified for his or her jobs, from the Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins with no expertise in Agriculture to the Training Secretary Linda McMahon with no expertise in schooling. And let’s not neglect the top of the so-called Division of Authorities Effectivity, billionaire Elon Musk, who’s unilaterally and unlawfully destroying authorities packages he doesn’t perceive. These folks had been all employed to destroy the federal authorities they usually’re going to maintain doing that till somebody places a cease to it.

Sadly, there’s no cavalry to save lots of America proper now, particularly because the Democrats proceed to vote to confirm Trump’s picks. Even Wall Road doesn’t appear to have a lot sway with Trump nowadays. The president made an enormous media splash on Wednesday by asserting he was pausing a few of the large tariffs he had threatened in opposition to many international locations world wide, sending shares hovering in a historic rally. However shares had been down once more Thursday after folks revealed Trump was nonetheless severe about sustaining a ten% tariff throughout the board and over 100% tariffs on China.