President Donald Trump’s announcement warning expectant mothers against routine Tylenol use has triggered a wave of viral pushback, with some pregnant women posting videos of themselves swallowing the pills in defiance.
The protest videos began appearing shortly after Trump, alongside Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, declared that prenatal acetaminophen use “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.” He urged women to avoid the drug unless “medically necessary,” citing research flagged by the FDA.
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“So, taking Tylenol is not good — I’ll say it, it’s not good,” Trump said. “For this reason, they are strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy.”
Within hours, some women began posting mocking videos on TikTok. One clip from @graceboyles8 shows a pregnant woman holding a Tylenol bottle with the caption: “Here’s me, a PREGNANT woman, taking TYLENOL because I believe in science and not someone who has no medical background.”
Oh my goodness. These people would literally stop breathing if Trump said it was bad to stop breathing. You can’t reason with this lunacy. ????????♂️ pic.twitter.com/zDysk5utop
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) September 23, 2025
Another video shows a woman in sportswear dancing and swallowing pills to music.
The account @fairyquaddmother posted text over her Tylenol-popping video: “Me popping Tylenol while pregnant cause wtf is the government gonna do about it.”
Pregnant liberals are now taking Tylenol to try and give their babies Autism — just to protest President Trump..
— American AF ???????? (@iAnonPatriot) September 23, 2025
Liberalism is a mental illness. pic.twitter.com/K9w0g67Pjz
Another user explained in her video: “I’ll trust my doctors who have their degree,” as she showed her Tylenol bottle to the camera.
Democrat Voter says that she will now be taking Tylenol for her headaches while pregnant because she doesn’t take her medical advice from RFK Jr.
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) September 23, 2025
pic.twitter.com/k0pefZnCTP
Not everyone found the TikTok trend amusing.
Dr. Nicole Saphier, a Fox News medical contributor, urged women to stop using pregnancy as a political statement.
“Pregnant women popping Tylenol like Tic Tacs just to stick it to Trump — please stop. Don’t weaponize your pregnancy for a political point,” she said on X. She stressed that acetaminophen should be taken sparingly and only when necessary, consistent with the advice of many OB-GYNs.
Pregnant women popping Tylenol like Tic Tacs just to stick it to Trump — please stop.
— Nicole Saphier, MD (@NBSaphierMD) September 23, 2025
Don’t weaponize your pregnancy for a political point.
Consider acetaminophen only when absolutely necessary, for the shortest duration and lowest dose, even the makers of Tylenol say this.
In a follow-up post, Saphier added: “Fever is also associated with autism, at much higher rates. The message should be to avoid acetaminophen during pregnancy for minor ailments, but take high fever seriously. Full stop.”
Conservative commentator Robby Starbuck also weighed in, writing: “Oh my goodness. These people would literally stop breathing if Trump said it was bad to stop breathing. You can’t reason with this lunacy.”
Another user on X reacted bluntly: “Pregnant liberals are now taking Tylenol to try and give their babies Autism — just to protest President Trump. Liberalism is a mental illness.”
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.@DrOzCMS: "We know that people who take Tylenol for prolonged periods of time during pregnancy seem to have a higher instance of autism in aggregate. The message is not never take Tylenol—it's take Tylenol judiciously. Take it by talking with your doctor. Make sure there's an… pic.twitter.com/2IF4R5zIsE
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 23, 2025
Oz emphasized during an interview on Fox News that the administration was not advocating a ban on Tylenol, but caution.
“We know that people who take Tylenol for prolonged periods of time during pregnancy seem to have a higher instance of autism in aggregate. The message is not ‘never take Tylenol’ — it’s ‘take Tylenol judiciously. Take it by talking with your doctor,’” Oz said.