Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician from Louisiana, stated on CNN that Donald Trump's claims about MMR vaccine safety were 'crazy, stupid.' Cassidy had previously voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary and lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger after voting to convict Trump over January 6.
“Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety”
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Cassidy's dismissal highlights risks of fringe health claims shaping federal policy under Trump and Kennedy.
“Institutional power eroding vaccine confidence and harming vulnerable communities”
Cassidy's attack shields public-health orthodoxy instead of addressing parental concerns over vaccine exposure.
“Restoring choice after mandates, with voters rejecting establishment figures like Cassidy”
Both Trump's directive and Cassidy's rebuke expand political control over personal medical decisions.
“Bodily autonomy and informed consent over federal schedules or mandates”
All views treat the current CDC schedule as settled science without examining structural incentives or trial data gaps.
“Institutional capture by actors on all sides rather than transparent voluntary data”
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