President Donald Trump is facing widespread backlash from medical experts over his comments linking Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism, per Newsweek.

Trump pushed the unproven claims during Monday’s (September 22) White House briefing, during which he urged women to avoid taking Tylenol, or acetaminophen, “during the entire pregnancy,” calling it “very dangerous to the woman’s health,” but offering no evidence to support his comments. The president further claimed that the FDA would begin warning doctors about a potential link between acetaminophen and autism, another claim that remains unproven. Acetaminophen is the most commonly recommended pain reliever during pregnancy.

“Taking Tylenol is not good,” Trump said Monday. “I’ll say it. It’s not good.”

Trump’s comments come amid the

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