Washington, D.C., September 25, 2025 – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration, accusing them of promoting misleading public health information that could endanger lives.
Speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Clinton condemned recent statements by President Donald Trump and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding Tylenol, childhood vaccines, and autism. She warned that these unproven claims are confusing the public and described them as a “very destructive anti-science tirade.”
“I mean, this is so crazy, it’s so wrongheaded, it’s so shortsighted. And it’s going to cause deaths,” Clinton said. “These guys want to literally turn the clock back.” She expressed concern that Americans are listening to what she called “crackpot ideas” from prominent officials.
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Clinton emphasized the risk of public confusion when both the president and a senior health official make statements contradicting established scientific consensus. “When your president says something, when a Kennedy, who’s the secretary of HHS, says something, what are you supposed to believe?” she asked.
In response, White House spokesman Kush Desai dismissed Clinton’s remarks, saying her “open contempt and condescension toward everyday Americans is exactly why she so devastatingly lost in 2016 to President Trump and why she’s no longer relevant.”
The comments come amid ongoing national debates about vaccine safety and public health messaging. Experts have repeatedly emphasized that vaccines remain a safe and effective measure to prevent serious illnesses.
Clinton’s remarks highlight growing tensions over public health communication, with officials and former leaders urging clarity amid widespread misinformation.
