When a "news organization" uses Rosie O'Donnell as a credible source... it pretty much discounts the credibility.
RFK, Jr is absolutely right about the explosion in autism diagnoses and it’s not just better diagnostics. There are far more kids today with obvious autistic traits than there were sixty years ago. Someone needs to look at every possible avenue to try to figure out what’s causing it .
Published April 22, 2025 1:52pm EDT
Rosie O'Donnell lashed out at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday for his recent comments about autistic children destroying their families, saying he should be fired or resign as secretary of Health and Human Services.
"I think it's very disrespectful," she told CNN. "I think it's disgraceful, and I think he is wholly unqualified to be the head of Health and Human Services. I think most of the cabinet picks that Donald Trump has made are part of his vision of a reality show government, and not the most qualified people available, especially Robert Kennedy.
Kennedy said "autism destroys families, and more importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which is our children."
O'Donnell has a non-binary, autistic child named Clay, and she referred to Clay with "they" pronouns during the interview, saying "they were really regressing into themselves" at a young age before a therapy dog helped the situation.
O'Donnell, who currently resides in Ireland, added it's been "heartbreaking" to see the country decline in her view under President Donald Trump's leadership. She said she had no regrets about fleeing for Ireland after his election. The two have had a decades-long feud stretching back to her time hosting "The View" in the 2000s.
RFK, Jr is absolutely right about the explosion in autism diagnoses and it’s not just better diagnostics. There are far more kids today with obvious autistic traits than there were sixty years ago. Someone needs to look at every possible avenue to try to figure out what’s causing it .
Published April 22, 2025 1:52pm EDT
Rosie O'Donnell lashed out at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday for his recent comments about autistic children destroying their families, saying he should be fired or resign as secretary of Health and Human Services.
"I think it's very disrespectful," she told CNN. "I think it's disgraceful, and I think he is wholly unqualified to be the head of Health and Human Services. I think most of the cabinet picks that Donald Trump has made are part of his vision of a reality show government, and not the most qualified people available, especially Robert Kennedy.
Kennedy said "autism destroys families, and more importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which is our children."
O'Donnell has a non-binary, autistic child named Clay, and she referred to Clay with "they" pronouns during the interview, saying "they were really regressing into themselves" at a young age before a therapy dog helped the situation.
O'Donnell, who currently resides in Ireland, added it's been "heartbreaking" to see the country decline in her view under President Donald Trump's leadership. She said she had no regrets about fleeing for Ireland after his election. The two have had a decades-long feud stretching back to her time hosting "The View" in the 2000s.
