by Doug Mainwaring, LifeSite News:
‘Well, if you take a look at autism, go back 20 years: Autism was almost nonexistent, it was one out of 100,000. And now it’s close to one out of 100. I mean, what’s happening?’ the president-elect asked.
(LifeSiteNews) – President-elect Donald Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press that his pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will look into potential links between childhood vaccines and autism.
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During the Sunday Morning interview with Kristen Welker — which one conservative commentator characterized as “an absolute masterclass” in dealing with hostile corporate journalists — Trump defended RFK Jr.’s quest to investigate the vaccines/autism link as Welker repeatedly insisted that no link exists.
Welker desperately wanted to coax Trump into saying that he’s outright opposed to childhood vaccines, but Trump repeatedly sidestepped her statements, serving up sound judgment for her listeners instead.
Trump would only say that if certain vaccines are shown to be “dangerous for children” they should be eliminated.
“When you look at some of the problems, when you look at what’s going on with disease and sickness in our country, something’s wrong,” Trump emphasized.
“Are you talking about autism?” Welker asked.
“Well, if you take a look at autism, go back 20 years: Autism was almost nonexistent, it was one out of 100,000. And now it’s close to one out of 100. I mean, what’s happening?” he asked.
When Welker insisted that studies have shown that there is no link between vaccines and autism, Trump allowed that “Maybe it’s not vaccines, maybe it’s chlorine in the water … I want them to look at everything.”
“Certain vaccines are incredible,” Trump said. “But maybe some aren’t, and if they aren’t, we have to find out.”
“When you talk about autism, and you look at the amount we have today versus 20 or 25 years ago, it’s pretty scary,” he declared.
Trump just put on an absolute masterclass in this Meet the Press interview:
Welker: Do you want to see childhood vaccines eliminated?
Trump: Uh, if they’re dangerous for the children…
Welker: Studies show there is no link between vaccines and autism.
Trump: Maybe it’s not… pic.twitter.com/lOORVdWHEz
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) December 8, 2024
RFK Jr. is known for vehemently opposing vaccines, a stance he adopted after the mothers of vaccine-injured children implored him to look into the research linking thimerosal to neurological injuries, including autism. He went on to found Children’s Health Defense, an organization with the stated mission of “ending childhood health epidemics by eliminating toxic exposure,” largely through vaccines.
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