It is heart-wrenching to witness the struggles of a family with a child suffering from severe autism. President Donald Trump sincerely expressed his longstanding compassion for mothers who endure this trauma in their children as he led a Sept. 22 press conference announcing new efforts to discover both the causes and cures of autism in America. Who could object?

Declaring War On Autism

The legacy media sought to discredit the administration’s effort even before the public announcement, belittling the anticipated policy recommendation that pregnant women should avoid taking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. Some outlets also criticized the decision by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make leucovorin, a drug showing promising signs of reducing the symptoms of autism, more widely available.

Yet the president’s emotional concern for suffering children and their parents extended far beyond either drug. This was a declaration of war against autism and the longstanding failure of the federal government to do anything about it. (RELATED: Tylenol Maker Privately Admitted Evidence Was Getting ‘Heavy’ For Autism Risk In 2018) 

Without so much as taking a breath, progressive newsrooms began to churn out copy to disparage the president’s announcement. Here are just a few of the naysayers:

AP: “Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new........

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