CNBC reports:
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeated false conspiracy theories about childhood vaccinations during a recent call with the third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a video of the call leaked Tuesday.
Trump can be heard saying that, after receiving vaccines to protect infants against life-threatening diseases, “You see the baby all of a sudden starting to change radically.”
The clip also shows Trump telling his ostensible campaign rival, “I would love you to do something. And I think it’ll be so good for you and so big for you.” When Trump adds, “We’re going to win” the election, Kennedy responds, “Yeah.”
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🚨The recording was posted online by Kennedy’s son, Bobby Kennedy III, with the message: “I am a firm believer that these sorts of conversations should be had in public. Here’s Trump giving his real opinion to my dad about vaccinating kids. https://t.co/XUixl8jYcw
— Pattye 🦉🇺🇲 🇺🇦 (@pattyeludwig) July 16, 2024
When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer. I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted. I apologize to the president.
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) July 16, 2024
… does Donald Trump think kids receive the entire set of childhood vaccines at once in a single syringe?
Did he never go to one of his kids’ check-ups? https://t.co/UHBSUIrI8h pic.twitter.com/GmO4BqYQCM
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) July 16, 2024
1. Trump and RFK are peddling vaccine conspiracy theories
2. Trump seems to be urging RFK to stay in the race because he thinks it’ll help against Biden (Trump: we’re going to win RFK: yeah)
3. Trump admits Biden is a very nice guy. https://t.co/q77CIEg7ZY
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) July 16, 2024
Trump links vaccines to autism in leaked video with RFK Jr.: “And then you see the baby, all of a sudden, starting to change radically. I’ve seen it too many times. And then you hear that it doesn’t have an impact, right” pic.twitter.com/r7bBsiEqxA
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) July 16, 2024
Even before he ran for president a decade ago, Donald Trump linked autism to vaccines — a claim that has been debunked. https://t.co/NIchOlDIyV
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) July 16, 2024