President Trump promoted changed vaccination schedules
What did the POTUS say about autism and vaccinations?
On 10 August 2026 US President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order providing recommendations about childhood immunizations. The recommendations reduced the number of diseases and the timing of them. Guidance from the Executive Order recommended six of the 17 vaccines currently recommended.
Here is an official video (< 2 min long) of part of President Trump’s comments during the signing ceremony.
In addition, the White House published two pages about the executive order: (1) Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans and (2) Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Delivers Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans.
During the signing ceremony, President Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., repeatedly referred to concerns about vaccines and autism. Journalists examined the veracity of the connections and found them wanting. Here are links to some news coverage of the matter:
Melody Schreiber and Joseph Gedeon of The Guardian on 10 August 2026: Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots: President and RFK Jr, the health secretary, repeatedly referred to autism during signing, though studies show no link between it and vaccines.
Apoorva Mandavilli and Dani Blum of the New York Times on 10 August 2026: Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Fewer Childhood Vaccines: It is not clear whether the order, the president’s third to address the topic in less than a year, has any legal power.
Apoorva Mandavilli, Dani Blum, and Maggie Astor of the New York Times on 10 August 2026: Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Claims About Vaccines: Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling to scale back the number of vaccinations American children receive.
Sareen Habeshian of the BBC on 10 August 2026: Trump signs order to limit childhood vaccines and split MMR shots.
Rob Stein of NPR on 10 August 2026: Trump and RFK Jr. try again to upend vaccines for kids
Jennifer Jacobs and Kathryn Watson of CBS News on 10 August 2026: Trump signs order on childhood vaccine recommendations, citing autism.
There are surely other sources as well. Please add any especially valuable ones in the comments.