‘Not the Case’: GOP Senator and Licensed Physician Calls Out Trump Linking Tylenol to Autism
Charlie Nash Sep 22nd, 2025, 10:08 pm
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) called out President Donald Trump on Monday for advising pregnant women not use Tylenol, claiming that “the preponderance of evidence shows” there are no ties between the painkiller and autism.
Reacting to the Trump administration’s new advisory against women taking acetaminophen pills like Tylenol while pregnant, Cassidy – a Republican and licensed physician – wrote , “I understand and applaud President Trump’s desire to address this issue and to support HHS. HHS should release the new data that it has to support this claim. The preponderance of evidence shows that this is not the case