AP Spotlight Trump's 'tough it out' advice on Tylenol for expectant moms sparks backlash LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Sep 24, 2025 Sep 24, 2025 Updated Mar 30, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From the pulpit of the presidency, Donald Trump offered some advice to pregnant women: “Tough it out” before taking Tylenol.kAm}:?6 E:>6D :? 2==[ 7=2?<65 3J 7@FC @E96C >6?[ %CF>A D2:5 6IA64E2?E >@E96CD D9@F=5 DF776C E9C@F89 E96:C 5:D4@>7@CE :?DE625 @7 C6249:?8 7@C 246E2>:?@A96? — @C A2C246E2>@= :? 4@F?EC:6D @FED:56 E96 &]$] — E@ 4FC6 E96:C 76G6CD @C 96252496D[ 56DA:E6 E96 5CF8 36:?8 @?6 @7 E96 76H A2:?<:==6CD E92E AC68?2?E H@>6? 2C6 2==@H65 E@ E2<6]k^AmkAm“u:89E =:<6 96== ?@E E@ E2<6 :E[” %CF>A :?DECF4E65 2E 2 |@?52J ?6HD 4@?76C6?46 >62?E E@ 255C6DD 2FE:D>] w6 25565 E92E :7 AC68?2?E H@>6? 23D@=FE6=J 92G6 E@ E2<6 %J=6?@=[ E92E’== 36 D@>6E9:?8 E92E E96J “H@C< @FE H:E9 E96>D6=G6D]”k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County residents push back on proposed tax increases, zoning changes Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Franklin County man sentenced in fatal Henry County crash Rocky Mount keeps tax rates level, but service rates will increase Single-vehicle wreck kills 18-year-old in Franklin County Madison Warner, daughter of Sen. 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Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families Some welcome the renewed focus and pledges of research money for autism. Others are outraged by what they consider the blaming, shaming and sp… CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don't cause autism The CDC’s new wording on vaccines and autism contradicts decades of scientific consensus and draws fierce backlash from experts. Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties to autism, and touted a generic drug to treat the condition. 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Government-politics President reprises his COVID era, this time sharing unproven medical advice on autism WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
Wellness What we know about autism's causes and any potential link to Tylenol LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press
Government-politics Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism ALI SWENSON and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press
Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families Some welcome the renewed focus and pledges of research money for autism. Others are outraged by what they consider the blaming, shaming and sp…
CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don't cause autism The CDC’s new wording on vaccines and autism contradicts decades of scientific consensus and draws fierce backlash from experts.
Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties to autism, and touted a generic drug to treat the condition.
