Former President Barack Obama, left, embraces former first lady Michelle Obama during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Obama also addressed Trump's latest comments on autism and Tylenol, accusing the president of committing "violence against the truth."
"We have the spectacle of my successor in the Oval Office, making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproved," Obama said.
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"The degree to which that undermines public health, the degree to which that can do harm to women who are pregnant, the degree to which that creates anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic — which, by the way, itself is subject to a spectrum, and a lot of what is being trumpeted as these massive increases actually have to do with a broadening of the criteria across that spectrum so that people can actually get services and help," Obama said. "All of that is violence against the truth."
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Trump said his administration was linking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to autism and urging pregnant women to largely avoid the medication. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Tylenol manufacturer Kenvue has said it strongly disagrees with the administration's assessment and said that "acetaminophen is the safest pain reliever option for pregnant women."
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"We believe independent, sound science clearly shows that taking acetaminophen does not cause autism," a company spokesperson said. "We strongly disagree with any suggestion otherwise and are deeply concerned with the health risk this poses for expecting mothers."
Fox News' Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
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