MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) -- This week, the Trump administration sent a warning to pregnant women.

During an announcement, the president linked the use of aceteminephen, the active ingredient in tylenol, to increased risk of autism.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls the claim irresponsible.

South Dakota U.S. Sen. John Thune was in Mitchell on Thursday at the local Rotary Club. KELOLAND News was able to interview him and asked Thune for his reaction to the president's warning.

"I think any decision related to the advice counsel that we're giving to pregnant moms for example ought to be informed by what their doctors are advising and by research that is based upon science and medicine, those are the kind of criteria I apply to that," Thune said.

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