Wednesday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said he was “very concerned” about the impact of President Donald Trump’s recent statement linking autism to Tylenol.
Host Dana Bash said, “Speaking of health care, I do want to ask about President Trump, along with HHS Secretary RFK Jar, saying this week that pregnant women should limit using Tylenol during pregnancy because of a quote, very increased risk of autism. And that’s a claim that is not grounded in science. How worried are you, sir, that RFK Jr. and the president will actually, with what they’ve said, adversely impact the health of American women and their babies?”
Thune said, “I’m obviously very concerned about that. I am a father and a grandfather and just have, as of about seven months ago, a ne