Trump Signals His Administration Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines And Autism [View all]

Donald Trump speaks during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." (Peter Kramer/NBC)


President-elect Donald Trump says he’s “open to anything” when it comes to understanding the dramatic rise in autism prevalence, an approach that advocates worry could distract from making real gains for those with the developmental disability.

In an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press” over the weekend, Trump suggested that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, would have wide latitude to look into the causes of autism, including investigating the long-discredited connection between autism and vaccines.

“I’m open to anything. I think somebody has to find out,” Trump said in response to questions prompted by Kennedy’s skepticism of vaccines. “If you go back 25 years ago, you had very little autism. Now you have it.”

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Kennedy, however, has spent years blaming the increase in autism on childhood vaccinations. That idea originated from a 1998 study, which has since been retracted. The doctor behind the study had his medical license revoked and subsequent research has found no link between autism and vaccines.
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/12/11/trump-signals-his-administration-will-investigate-debunked-link-between-vaccines-and-autism/31205/


So who exactly benefits from Trump receiving a pardon from Biden? We're trying to restore what exactly? His trustworthiness?