GOP Rep Blames Autism On Fluoridated Water

“I grew up in Oregon where they had great drinking water, no fluoride added, and I don’t remember having any people I knew had autism. I don’t know if that’s just my own exposure, but this will be easy to parse out. This has been around since the mid-40s. Think about all the people who have been affected. The financial impact, the health impact, the family impact of this. It can be traumatic.” – GOP Rep. Rich McCormick, speaking to Newsmax.

Rep. Rich McCormick: “I grew up in Oregon where they had great drinking water, no fluoride added, and I don’t remember having any people I knew had autism.”

(McCormick is also a doctor.) pic.twitter.com/PLzxGIInjt

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 14, 2025