President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday advising Americans against taking acetaminophen during pregnancy to avoid the chance of autism was met with pushback from some lawmakers, including a key GOP health figure.

During a news briefing Monday afternoon, Trump’s message to those who are pregnant was clear: “Don’t take Tylenol.”

But Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, in an appearance Tuesday on the podcast “Mornings with Brian Haldane,” advised patients to discuss the matter with their OB-GYN, saying they should do that with all medications taken during pregnancy.

“I was talking to a woman. She goes, ‘Oh, this is great. Two men telling me not to take the only thing I can take when my back’s hurting and I’m pregnant, right?

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