Cassidy on Trump’s vaccine order, ‘crazy, stupid’ claims: ‘This is why the president’s poll numbers are going down’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump’s executive order that seeks to alter the childhood vaccine schedule is based on “crazy, stupid” claims, and that they are “why the president’s poll numbers are going down.” CNN’s Jake Tapper, in an interview with Cassidy, a physician, reiterated the senator’s wo

Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking out Republican senator Bill Cassidy – a medical doctor who voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy as federal health secretary in early 2025 – on Sunday denounced

Bill Cassidy slammed Trump's vaccine overhaul, arguing it would require more shots and doctor visits.

Senate health boss Bill Cassidy excoriated President Trump's executive order last week requiring measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines to be administered to children separately.

Cassidy: President Trump's claims about MMR vaccine a ‘crazy, stupid thing’  CNN

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said President Donald Trump’s comments on childhood vaccines are “crazy, stupid.” Cassidy said, “Let’s just take it from the perspective of the parent. Now instead of going to the

CNN Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy is raging against President Donald Trump’s “potentially tragic” overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule. Cassidy, a physician, appeared on State of the Union Sunday, and was asked about Trump’s claims that the current combined MMR vaccine could be “quite lethal,” and was comparable

Trump and RFK Jr. spread misinformation about vaccines and autism as they upended the federal vaccination schedule

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said on ABC News' "This Week" that Trump's executive order on vaccines was a "stupid thing to do."

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. In January, the Trump administration attempted to fundamentally change the way the United States handles childhood immuniz