Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link
Reports suggest President Trump is frustrated with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for not aggressively pursuing anti-vaccine policies. Trump is reportedly fixated on debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
Why it matters
Reflects ongoing tensions within the administration regarding public health policy and the influence of anti-vaccine rhetoric at the federal level.
Anti-vaccine Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link Trump is fixated on the false, long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.
59 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Credit: Getty | Stefani Reynolds Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Credit: Getty | Stefani Reynolds Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Ardent anti-vaccine activist and current US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly on thin ice with Trump for not being anti-vaccine enough for the president’s liking, according to a report late Monday from The Wall Street Journal .
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