Published Aug 16, 2026, 4:13 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 2 sources

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

The Hill
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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…