During political activist on Sunday, President Donald Trump said that his administration will reveal what he called one of the “biggest announcements” in American history regarding autism on Monday, September 22.
While speaking at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona where massive crowds gathered to remember Kirk, Trump declared “I think we found an answer to autism.”
Trump said this as he credited Kirk with bringing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy into consideration for the role as the president was picking his administration. Trump revealed that Kennedy and Dr. Mehmet Oz will join him in the Oval Office for the announcement.
According to the president, the administration will reveal how autism “happens, so we won’t let it happen anymore, and how to get at least somewhat better when you have it.”
The Washington Post, citing sources familiar with the administration’s plans, has reported that officials are expected to link autism to acetaminophens such as Tylenol used during pregnancy and promote leucovorin as a treatment.
This potential revelation and approach from the administration could further alter medical guidance for pregnant women as well as autism treatment protocols, affecting millions of families.
Kennedy has made autism a major focus of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, promising to figure out “what has caused the autism epidemic,” the HHS secretary said back in April.