Washington | In a typical display of hubris, as actual doctors stood by his side, Donald Trump on Monday (Tuesday AEST) spruiked unproven medical advice about autism that threatens to inflame anti-vaccination sentiment and spur outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases.
Trump, who is not a doctor or scientist but was a property developer before he rose to the presidency, did not feel the need to offer medical evidence as he fanned debunked theories about links between vaccines and the neurological condition.
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that a doctor and the heads of the nation’s drug regulator, main medical research agency, and Medicaid did not speak at the press conference. They did speak, but only about the acetaminophen and leucovorin announcements, not on vaccines.
