Former president says successor’s claims about drug branded Tylenol in US ‘undermines public health that can do harm to women’
Barack Obama has said Donald Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism in infants is “violence against the truth” that could harm pregnant women if they were too scared to take pain relief.
Obama, who was being interviewed by David Olusoga at the O2 Arena, told the audience that Trump’s claims about paracetamol – branded as Tylenol in the US – had been “continuously disproved” and posed a danger to public health.
“We have the spectacle of my successor in the Oval Office making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproved,” he said. “It undermines public health … that can do harm to women.”
I guess this is as good of a time as any…
I recently watched a few videos where Obama and George W Bush were interviewed about their times in office and was struck by just how statesmen like they both were.
They are radically different in their politics, sure, but even years after leaving office, they still demonstrated authority and seemed humbled to have held the office of President.
If I met them without knowing that they had been a POTUS, and was told that fact, I would believe it instantly, compare that to Trump and I would demand proof, Trump is no statesman, he is just a small repulsive conman who just found the the invulnerability and near infinite power pickups IRL.
Oh man, this Obama guy will say anything to distract us from releasing his birth certificate.
The entire MAGA worldview is violence against the truth.
Fidelity to the lie over all else, and the active denial of reality.
Arrest Trumo for crimes against reality
He has immunity
Against reality itself
Obama, we could really use your words of wisdom moreso than ever. Because Biden here hasn’t spoken up much…
Biden busted his ass for four years trying to fix the damage Trump did and Americans decided to vote Trump back in.
I wouldn’t say anything either and just spend my energy trying to recover from the cancer.
Yep. I’m not going to say the Biden was infallible, but he’s the 2nd best president we’ve had in 35+ years. He got a lot of good passed and fought for what he campaigned on with literal Nazis fighting him every step. His stance on Israel is bad and unfortunately will stain his presidency and he should have never ran for a second term which will probably follow his legacy for a while. But in the end, he inherited a fucking disaster and did a lot of good in 4 years. It’s too bad a lot of his supporting cast was inept and couldn’t get more done.
Biden’s not popular even among Dems. How much sway do you think he has with those who believe Tylenol causes autism and vaccines are a crime?
