President Donald Trump sparked a storm online Sunday after posting a wild medical rant on Truth Social during his trip to Asia — one that critics called “complete bats— insanity” and proof that the president has “gone stark raving mad.”
In his post, Trump warned pregnant women not to take Tylenol “unless absolutely necessary” and urged parents to split the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate doses instead of the standard combined shot. He also linked to an article from the MAGA-aligned Daily Caller that questioned whether Tylenol use during pregnancy is tied to autism.
Trump wrote: “Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT”
That claim has been widely debunked by medical professionals. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has made similar suggestions, linking Tylenol to rising autism rates in the U.S., but experts have repeatedly said those theories distort legitimate scientific studies.
Still, it was Trump’s decision to amplify the conspiracy that set off a wave of outrage online.
Even by Trump’s standards, the post felt unhinged — a strange mix of medical conspiracy theories and erratic capitalization that left critics questioning whether the president was fully detached from reality.
The backlash to Trump’s post was immediate and brutal.
“Complete bats— insanity,” journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on X.
“Dr. Orange Clown,” musician Troy Westwood posted, summing up the reaction with blunt simplicity.
“His MObis (sic) to manufacture a fictional alt reality— and get you to believe it,” said Robert Manning, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center.
Journalist Duncan Smith added, “Well, he still doesn’t know how to spell ‘pox.’”
Others took aim at Trump’s tone and his signature all-caps rants. “Yep, our president is stark raving mad — that’s undeniable at this point,” Blue Virginia wrote on Bluesky. “Also, he can’t spell (‘hepatitas’?), and why does he WRITE IN ALL CAPS? So in addition to being stark raving mad, he’s an imbecile, ignorant, etc.”
Journalist Laura Rozen chimed in: “In lieu of negotiating a way to help Americans pay for health care, Trump offering medical disinfo and conspiracy theories.”
And journalist Amanda Moore brought the punchline: “Is Tylenol going to sue or what?”
