‘Disgusting, irresponsible’: Parents turn on RFK Jr after he condemns kids with autism as society’s dead weight

Necrotic real-life Sith Lord and US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr is one of the most disturbing figures in the Trump administration. Most of the ghouls walking the White House corridors are just greedy opportunists who know Trump is their meal ticket for an easy life.

Kennedy is different. He’s a true believer in all manner of insane conspiracy theories and, having been given immense power over the nation’s health, is busy enacting schemes that will ruin lives and kill thousands. And he’s doing it because he wholeheartedly believes he’s a hero who can see the truth that others can’t.

His longtime crusade has been against vaccines. In the face of decades of objective fact and inarguable benefits, Kennedy believes the discredited conspiracy that vaccines cause autism in children. Now he’s fighting against vaccines, and the dead kids are already beginning to pile up.

But Kennedy has concluded that a stack of child corpses is a price worth paying to stop vaccines. Speaking at a press conference, he vowed to find the sinister individuals “profiting” from vaccines causing autism, and then left jaws on the floor as he proceeded to slam children with autism as useless:

“These are kids who will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball, they’ll never write a poem, they’ll never go out on a date, many of them will never use a toilet unassisted.”

BREAKING: In a bizarre moment, RFK Jr. exposes his own warped beliefs that autistic children will "never pay taxes, never hold a job…never use a toilet unassisted." This is the Health and Human Services Secretary.

This is insane.pic.twitter.com/wSkP0ElVPS

— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) April 16, 2025

Parents of children with autism, adults with autism (and basically everyone else) were left horrified by his dehumanizing language. It’s telling that Kennedy’s first comment is that he believes people with autism will “never pay taxes”, as if contributing to the IRS decides the worth of a human being. People hit back, and hard:

Hey @SecKennedy –

Here's a photo of my 6-year-old autistic son playing baseball. He's capable of anything and everything.

Your words prove you know nothing about autism. Keep that ableist and hurtful shit to yourself https://t.co/gEIHpYWbSo pic.twitter.com/Uw3QIwax6N

— Brandon Shaw (@Shawzyy) April 16, 2025

This is my 31 autistic son Kelsey. He’s kinder than any republican. He works every day. Pays taxes. Spends hours a day learning. Helps others. And is way smarter than RFK will ever be. https://t.co/Lln1AY1gHy pic.twitter.com/khepTkhlO4

— Rob Wood (@MediawatchNw) April 17, 2025

Thinking of my friend @hollyrpeete who has raised a productive, amazing autistic son, who is fearless, gainfully employed and pays taxes.

These were disgusting, irresponsible comments by someone who is charged with overseeing public health for hundreds of millions of people. He… https://t.co/qD85ZqfU6C

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 17, 2025

Kennedy’s hunt for the reason why autism diagnoses have increased in the 21st century will apparently explore whether sinister actors have been secretly adding mysterious autism-causing chemicals to food, water, vaccines, or just pumping them into the air. He’s also nursing a theory that ultrasound scans may be to blame.

Scientists and doctors have pointed out repeatedly that the reason autism diagnoses have increased is that the diagnostic criteria for autism have been widened and that medical professionals are more aware of the indicators. Kennedy’s not having any of that, and will continue his hunt for the supervillain with the magic autism juice even as more and more parents bury their unvaccinated kids. Let’s hope he has the time to attend all their funerals!