{"id":2490277,"date":"2025-09-23T21:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-mock-trumps-health-guidance-linking-tylenol-to-autism\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T21:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:13:21","slug":"top-democrats-mock-trumps-health-guidance-linking-tylenol-to-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-mock-trumps-health-guidance-linking-tylenol-to-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democrats mock Trump\u2019s health guidance linking Tylenol to Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-democrats-mock-trumps-health-guidance-linking-tylenol-to-autism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2490277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent statement linking the use of Tylenol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism in children. trump announced this at the White House, citing new scientific findings and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salt-water-added-to-public-drinking-supply-as-reservoir-levels-drop-to-dangerous-low\/\" title=\"Public drinking supply endangered by low reservoir levels, salt water added.\">advising pregnant women<\/a> to avoid Tylenol unless medically necessary. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >claim received significant criticism<\/a> and mockery from Democratic lawmakers and political commentators, who dismissed the statement as unscientific and politically motivated. Notable Democrats like Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Jasmine Crockett publicly ridiculed the claims on social media, while former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized the focus on Tylenol amid other pressing issues. Senator Angela Alsobrooks condemned Trump and Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-say-people-are-dying-who-have-never-died-before\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say, \u2018People Are Dying Who Have Never Died Before\u2019?\">spreading conspiracy theories<\/a>, calling for RFK Jr.&#8217;s resignation. Despite the backlash,FDA Commissioner Marty Makary defended the guidance,citing long-term studies suggesting a causal link between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism. the Trump governance also announced plans for a major federal research initiative on autism causes by September. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Top Democrats mock Trump&rsquo;s health guidance linking Tylenol to autism<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2237483\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> warning that Tylenol use during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3819384\/trump-bashes-medical-group-pushback-tylenol-autism-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pregnancy<\/a> could raise the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3817676\/trump-administration-to-warn-against-using-tylenol-autism-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">risk of autism<\/a> sparked an immediate wave of ridicule and sharp pushback from Democratic lawmakers and pundits.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump declared that &ldquo;Tylenol taken during pregnancy can be associated with a very increased risk of autism,&rdquo; citing what he described as new scientific findings. He urged women to avoid the over-the-counter drug unless &ldquo;medically necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3819678\/cassidy-asks-hhs-new-data-support-claims-tylenol-autism-pregnant-women\/\">Cassidy asks HHS for new data to support claims tying Tylenol to autism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3819384\/trump-bashes-medical-group-pushback-tylenol-autism-risk\/\">Trump bashes medical group for pushback over Tylenol and autism risk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3819271\/trump-takes-aim-childhood-vaccines-press-tylenol-autism\/\">Trump takes aim at childhood vaccines in press event on Tylenol and autism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The announcement came as part of what Trump called a &ldquo;historic step&rdquo; to address autism, hinting at the plan during his remarks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817641\/trump-frames-kirk-killing-as-attack-on-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s memorial service <\/a>the day prior. Administration officials said the federal government is launching a major research initiative into the causes of autism by September.<\/p>\n<p>Several prominent Democrats immediately denounced Trump&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3819441\/house-judiciary-democrats-fbi-doj-evidence-homan-bribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jamie Raskin<\/a> (D-MD) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepRaskin\/status\/1970237319241228445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joked<\/a> on X: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a doctor either but I&rsquo;m pretty sure the Trump administration has a serious staff infection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m not a doctor either but I&rsquo;m pretty sure the Trump administration has a serious staff infection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CzyEa97ib4\">https:\/\/t.co\/CzyEa97ib4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRaskin\/status\/1970237319241228445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>In another post, the Maryland lawmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepRaskin\/status\/1970235607592116532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">added<\/a>, &ldquo;Uh, I think I&rsquo;d like a second opinion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3817379\/jasmine-crockett-democrats-vote-charlie-kirk-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasmineForUS\/status\/1970481975208104227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>: &ldquo;Let me go ahead and send my thoughts and prayers to all that plan to take their medical advice from someone who I am old enough to remember also told people to inject themselves with bleach. Why is ignorance being elevated while intelligence is being denigrated?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let me go ahead and send my thoughts and prayers to all that plan to take their medical advice from someone who I am old enough to remember also told people to inject themselves with bleach. <\/p>\n<p>Why is ignorance being elevated while intelligence is being denigrated?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasmineForUS\/status\/1970481975208104227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Former Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteButtigieg\/status\/1970477326442897583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weighed in<\/a>, writing: &ldquo;The cost of living keeps moving in the wrong direction. The President&rsquo;s answer? Declare war on Tylenol.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The cost of living keeps moving in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>The President&rsquo;s answer? Declare war on Tylenol.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg\/status\/1970477326442897583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg&rsquo;s comments drew a flurry of derision online, with critics highlighting his record as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-were-in-active-conversation-with-cdc-about-requiring-covid-test-before-domestic-flights\/\" title=\"...: We\u2019re In \u2018Active Conversation\u2019 With CDC About Requiring COVID Test Before Domestic Flights\">transportation secretary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You wasted $8B on DEI projects instead of fixing Air Traffic Control. Americans were killed as a result. Shut up, Buttigieg,&rdquo; one person wrote on X. <\/p>\n<p>Another asked, &ldquo;How did those racist bridges work out for you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsobrooks.senate.gov\/press-releases\/senator-alsobrooks-responds-to-trump-and-rfk-jr-tylenol-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued a statement<\/a> accusing Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of promoting conspiracy theories: &ldquo;Once again, President Trump and RFK Jr. are abandoning science, spreading conspiracy theories, and betraying American families &ndash; especially mothers. For the sake of the American people&rsquo;s health and future, RFK Jr. must resign or be fired immediately.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3817967\/kamala-harris-book-tour-takeaways-view-maddow-gma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KAMALA HARRIS&rsquo;S BOOK TOUR: SIX TAKEAWAYS FROM HER RETURN TO THE SPOTLIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, however, defended the new guidance while speaking during the Monday press conference, pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-times-big-tech-censored-covid-misinformation-that-turned-out-to-be-true\/\" title=\"Four Times Big Tech Censored Covid \u2018Misinformation\u2019 That Turned Out To Be True\">long-term research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We now have data we cannot ignore,&rdquo; he said, citing the Boston Birth Cohort, the Nurses Health Study, and Mount Sinai-Harvard research as evidence of a causal link between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism spectrum disorder.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Democrats ridicule Trump&#8217;s claim linking Tylenol to autism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2490278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raskin-crockett-buttigeg.jpg?1758659782&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3685,63935,3634],"class_list":["post-2490277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-health-guidance","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raskin-crockett-buttigeg.jpg?1758659782&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2490277"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490282,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490277\/revisions\/2490282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}