5 highlights from Trump's Mar-a-Lago press briefing: 'Is that a serious question?'

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he loves his family despite their public accusation that he has betrayed his father's legacy.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he loves his family despite their public accusation that he has betrayed his father's legacy. | The Christian Post/Leonardo Blair

Vaccines, Kennedy and autism

Trump, who nominated former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, fielded questions about the role he wants Kennedy to play and whether there is a connection between vaccines and autism.

"I want him to come back with a report as to what he thinks," Trump said of Kennedy. "We're going to find out a lot."

He said Kennedy would not be revoking any vaccines, though some detractors have accused Kennedy of opposing the polio vaccine.

Though a lawyer associated with Kennedy submitted a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to revoke the polio vaccine's approval, Kennedy told reporters Monday on Capitol Hill that he was "all for" the polio vaccine.

Before running for president, Kennedy was well-known for his environmental activism and advocating for transparency regarding the long-term safety of vaccines.

During the Mar-a-Lago press conference, Trump defended Kennedy as "a very rational guy" and echoed his assertion that something chemical is likely leading to the exponential rise in autism rates, perhaps linked to widespread pesticide use.

"Again, you take a look at autism today versus 20, 25 years ago. It's like not even believable. So we're going to have reports. Nothing's going to happen very quickly. I think you're going to find that Bobby [Kennedy] is … a very rational guy," Trump said. "You're not going to lose the polio vaccine. That's not going to happen."

Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com

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