WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump could not have been more emphatic.

“Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t take it. Fight like hell not to take it,” he said from the White House on Monday, issuing a warning to pregnant women based on an unproven link between the medication and autism.

When a reporter remarked that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists disagreed with his assessment, Trump said: “You know what? Maybe they’re right. I don’t think they are.”

Dating back to his first term, when he mused about injecting bleach to kill off the coronavirus, Trump has used his position of authority to dole out medical advice, some of it deeply flawed. He often strays from the scientific consensus, seeking out individuals who will confirm his own hunches. Or he will elevate people recom

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