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

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 words in saying that “someone needs to…

Aug 16, 2026

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy slams Trump’s childhood vaccine order, warns kids may die: ‘crazy, stupid’

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.

Aug 16, 2026