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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite experts dismissing autism claims

Nigel Farage with headphones in the LBC studio
During his appearance on LBC’s Nick Ferrari show, Nigel Farage said: ‘When it comes to science, I don’t side with anybody.’ Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Nigel Farage has refused to criticise Donald Trump’s claims that paracetamol, sold in the US as Tylenol, could cause autism, saying “science is never settled” and he would never “side with” medical experts.

The Reform UK leader said he had “no idea” if the US president was right to tell pregnant women to avoid taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol, and suggesting that those who could not “tough it out” should limit their intake.

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