Thune breaks with Trump on Tylenol-autism ties, cautions against ‘broad assertions’

Published September 24, 2025 4:20pm ET



Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) disagreed with the Trump administration on its Tylenol claims Wednesday, saying an “awful lot” of the medical community is coming to a different conclusion on the drug.

The Trump administration linked Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism in children earlier this week.

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