MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) — This week, the Trump administration sent a warning to pregnant women.
During an announcement, the president linked the use of aceteminephen, the active ingredient in tylenol, to increased risk of autism.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls the claim irresponsible.
South Dakota U.S. Sen. John Thune was in Mitchell on Thursday at the local Rotary Club. KELOLAND News was able to interview him and asked Thune for his reaction to the president’s warning.
“I think any decision related to the advice counsel that we’re giving to pregnant moms for example ought to be informed by what their doctors are advising and by research that is based upon science and medicine, those are the kind of criteria I apply to that,” Thune said.
In other national news, ABC and its parent company Disney have reinstated late show host Jimmy Kimmel after temporarily pulling him off the air over comments he made following Charlie Kirk’s death.
Before the show was pulled, FCC Chair Brendan Carr suggested action should be taken against Kimmel or the FCC could get involved.
“I just think the government’s use of power ought to steer clear, if they can, of the first amendment,” Thune said. “Having said that, there are, when you’re operating on public airwaves that are owned by the American public, there are certain obligations that come with that and laws that apply to that. Those laws need to be adhered and followed, but when it comes to just what people are saying and whether it’s him or anybody else, I’m a big advocate of the first amendment and freedom of speech.”
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