Our Scientist-in-Chief, the Very Stable Genius Malignant Fascist, is reportedly coming out with another one of his Executive Orders, this time one dealing with the childhood vaccine schedules and autism. And, surprisingly, the biggest quack involved isn't Bobby "Brainworm" Kennedy, it's the MF himself. Ars Technica reports:
The White House is drafting an executive order on the
disproven link between vaccines and autism, according to independent
reports from The Washington Post and Bloomberg, which both cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the efforts.
Bloomberg reported that the executive order, which is still taking
shape and is subject to change, could be issued as soon as next week.
The Post said the order’s drafting so far is aimed at the childhood
vaccine schedule, autism research, and parental choice for vaccinations.
Dozens of high-quality studies encompassing data from millions of
children worldwide have already been carried out on the topic and have
consistently found no link between childhood vaccines and autism. The
claim of a link stems from an unethical, fraudulent study that was
retracted years ago, and its author was stripped of his medical license. [Ed.: sounds like just the kind of guy the MF would rely on for his "science."]
Leading medical groups, scientists, and autism patient advocacy
groups have strongly rejected any continued pursuit of the disproven
link, seeing it as fearmongering and a waste of precious time and
resources to find real causes and treatments. The majority of American
voters also reject the claim, and promoting the false link has been
deemed “politically risky” by analysts.
Still, for Trump, holding onto the debunked and dangerous claim
appears to be a personal issue. Trump’s health secretary, Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., is an ardent anti-vaccine activist who has long promoted
the false link while generally disparaging life-saving immunizations.
But even Kennedy has recently shifted from publicly discussing vaccines,
given the political peril.
Recent reporting indicates that the White House’s continued effort to forge a false connection between vaccines and autism is coming from Trump directly.
The octogenarian reportedly wants to be remembered as the president who
cured autism and believes he can achieve that by scaling back vaccines,
according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal.
Given the push, Trump has reportedly chastised Kennedy on multiple
occasions for not doing more on the issue. Kennedy confirmed the
Journal’s reporting in a combative August 2 CNN interview. (He otherwise
made a barrage of false claims during the interview; a comprehensive
fact check can be found here.)
As Trump and his administration continue to flout the science on
vaccines, White House spokesman Kush Desai gave a statement to the Post
claiming, once again, the administration would use “gold standard
science” to ensure the US has the “best childhood vaccine schedule in
the world.”
In
a Cabinet meeting last week, Trump asked Kennedy about progress on
autism research, to which Kennedy replied, “We will have an answer for
you.” (our emphasis)
The MF and his crackpot clown regime have already set back American higher education, science, medicine, and technology (other than AI!) decades, for which we and our children and grandchildren will be paying the price for years to come. On this particular dangerously false link, the MF claims that he and third wife Melania spaced out vaccines for their son Barron, starting 20 years ago, to guard against autism. Heather Parton Digby thinks this claim is a tell about why the MF is obsessed with the issue:
No they did not. Nobody was doing that 20 years ago. And we can be sure that he is lying because he is a pathological liar.
What this reveals is that Barron is on the
spectrum, which we’ve all suspected. There is no reason that Trump
would take an interest in this particular subject otherwise, and he’s
had an interest in it since before Bobby Jr. came into his life. He
often refers to Barron as Melania’s son and clearly does not have much
of a relationship with him. If he is on the spectrum, Trump, of all
people, would find that embarrassing. Being a fast-talking con artist is
what he values in a man. Barron doesn’t seem to have that skill.
It wouldn't surprise us in the least if this was true, and that being the sociopathic narcissist that he is, he can't come to grips with his youngest son being on the spectrum, incorrectly blaming vaccines. He's the most powerful person in America, as well as a font of misinformation, ignorance, malevolence, and grievance -- a perfect candidate for launching a dangerous crusade with no care for the consequences..
(Photo: three charlatans in a row / AP Photo, Mark Schiefelbein)
