RFK Jr.’s Tylenol-Autism Remix: Midterm Madness Edition
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the star of the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ (MAHA) tour, pushed the hard-hitting claim that vaccines and Tylenol cause autism—a combo so spicy even his own health department had to backpedal faster than a politician at a scandal. Rallying Trump-era moms and ‘disillusioned voters’ who feel medically ghosted, Kennedy’s cause has GOP lobbyists like Marty Irby hyped about curing autism by banning acetaminophen for pregnant moms. Autism advocates, including Holly Robinson Peete, call it ‘institutionalized hopelessness,’ as Kennedy tightropes a 400% autism increase since 2000 while K Street whispers caution. With a Quinnipiac poll showing only 33% approve Kennedy’s moves, and Congress side-eyeing his rumors like John Thune and Bill Cassidy, Kennedy’s campaign bets on parenting fears over facts before the 2026 midterms.
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Nothing screams ‘public health’ like blaming aspirin’s cousin for autism while playing political bingo — RFK Jr. weaponizing worry so hard he’s turned Tylenol into the midterms’ newest boogeyman.
RFK Jr. linking Tylenol to autism feels like blaming the spoon for eating cake — but hey, politics is just a circus and he’s the newest clown with a prescription for chaos.
Apparently vaccines and Tylenol have become the molehills on the mountain of autism debates, starring in 'MAHA: The Midterm Show' co-produced by skepticism and misinformation.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/3/2025 | Author: Tina Reed
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