John Thune Shades RFK Jr. in MSNBC Swipe: If I Were a Woman'

"Sitting down with MSNBC on Thursday for the first time since taking over as Senate Majority Leader, Thune pushed back against suggestions that the Republican Party is drifting toward total loyalty to Trump, insisting dissent still exists within GOP ranks and used the Tylenol debate as a case in point. Trump and Kennedy held a press conference in September in which they blamed women taking Tylenol while pregnant as a leading cause of autism in the U.S., misrepresenting the current vaccine schedule,"

"When asked whether Kennedy's rhetoric on public health was dangerous, Thune replied: Well, I I've said that I think that if I were a woman, I'd be talking to my doctor and not taking, you know, advice from RFK or any other government bureaucrat, for that matter. While stressing that internal disputes are often handled privately rather than publicly, Thune added that Congress remains a co-equal, independent branch of the government."

Senate Majority Leader John Thune distanced himself from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s public-health rhetoric and urged women to consult their doctors rather than rely on RFK's guidance. Thune cited a September press conference where Trump and Kennedy blamed pregnant women taking Tylenol for autism, misrepresented the vaccine schedule, and falsely claimed the Amish and people in Cuba have no autism. Thune said he was very concerned about those remarks. He asserted that dissent still exists within GOP ranks, pointed to disagreements over Tylenol and the FCC, noted many disputes are handled privately, and emphasized Congress remains a co-equal, independent branch.

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