Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday that his department will know what is causing the autism epidemic by September.
A CDC study from 2020 found that 1 in 36 children in the United States have been diagnosed with autism. Kennedy, while speaking to President Donald Trump about the announcement, said that now 1 in 31 children are diagnosed with the disorder.
&#8220;The latest rates, the autism rates have gone from 1 in 31 from 1 in 10,000 when I was a kid,&#8221; RFK said to Trump. &#8220;At your direction, we&#8217;ve launched a massive testing and research effort that&#8217;s going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world.&#8221;
&#8220;By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures,&#8221; he added.
Trump applauded Kennedy&#8217;s work and said &#8220;there will be no bigger news conference&#8221; when RFK reveals what&#8217;s behind the epidemic.
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🚨 BREAKING: HHS Secretary <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RobertKennedyJr</a> declares that by September, the United States will uncover the cause of the autism epidemic and eliminate exposures:<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &#8220;Think of that, so it was 1 in 10,000 children had autism, and now it’s 1 in 31.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/Y81wxzOfF1">pic.twitter.com/Y81wxzOfF1</a>
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1910386388148871559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
Just last month, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-plans-study-into-vaccines-autism-sources-say-2025-03-07/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the department will leave “no stone unturned” while studying the rise in autism.
“As President Trump said in his Joint Address to Congress, the rate of autism in American children has skyrocketed,” he said. “CDC will leave no stone unturned in its mission to figure out what exactly is happening. The American people expect high quality research and transparency and that is what CDC is delivering.”
Numerous reports indicated that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was specifically studying if there is any link between vaccinations and the rise in autism.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has said he doesn’t believe there is a link between vaccines and the rise in autism, but would back “a broad scientific agenda” looking into the matter.
“I don’t generally believe there is a link, based on my reading of the literature. But we do have a sharp rise in autism rates, and I don’t think any scientist really knows the cause of it,” Bhattacharya said during a confirmation hearing. “I would support a broad scientific agenda based on data to get an answer to that.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kennedys-cdc-to-reportedly-study-potential-link-between-vaccines-and-autism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kennedy’s CDC To Reportedly Study Potential Link Between Vaccines And Autism</a>

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RFK Jr. Sets Tight Deadline To Announce Cause Of Autism Epidemic

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On the latest episode of “Michael &amp; …” Daily Wire host Michael Knowles sits down with Dr. Andrew Wakefield, a highly-controversial figure who has called for more research into the safety of vaccinations, especially the Measle, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination, which is typically given to children around 12-15 months of age.
Wakefield has been stripped of his medical license and accused of being a fraudster, allegedly falsely claiming in a 1998 study that the MMR vaccine causes autism in children and sparking a dangerous anti-vaccine movement.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/andy-wakefield-member-exclusive?elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+Show+Episodes+Carousel">Speaking to Knowles</a>, however, Wakefield said that study, which focused on children whose parents thought their child was vaccine-injured, never made such a claim.
“This was a case series just reporting what the parents had told us, what the doctors had told us, who referred them, and what we found on the clinical investigation,” Wakefield says. “We could not leave out the parents&#8217; reference to the MMR [vaccine]. But we said at the conclusion of the study, this study does not prove an association, let alone a causal association with the MMR vaccine.”
“So hold on, hold on,” Knowles interjects. “This is the part that&#8217;s the craziest in the story to me.”
“You are blamed for creating vaccine skepticism. You are blamed for measles outbreaks. You are blamed and called a terrible fraudster and a horrible practitioner of medicine because you said in your 1998 study that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Except you didn&#8217;t say that?”
“Quite the opposite,” Wakefield says. “And we said what we do need is further research into this matter. And that was it. And, the study was really a report of bowel disease [symptoms] in combination with this regressive developmental disorder.”
Knowles then asks Wakefield if he believes the MMR vaccine causes autism.
“Does this vaccine cause autism? Are you willing to say, ‘Yes, it does?&#8217;” Knowles asks. “Or do you say, ‘Look, I just think this should be investigated, as I said in my 1998 study.’ And how concerned should parents be?”
“I wouldn&#8217;t change my position,” Wakefield says. “In my personal belief, there is a very strong indication that it causes autism. But that&#8217;s not good enough. You don&#8217;t make public policy based on Andy Wakefield&#8217;s belief — it needs the science that we advocated for all those years ago.”
During the discussion, Wakefield says he never retracted his study, and disputes the media’s claim that his colleagues did.
“Nine of my colleagues were persuaded to sign the retraction of an interpretation — the interpretation being that the MMR vaccine causes autism,” Wakefield says. “I said, we never made that claim. How can you retract something that doesn&#8217;t exist?”
“You know, they were under pressure,” he says of his colleagues. “I don&#8217;t judge them, but they fell in line and did that.”
Wakefield and two other colleagues “just refused to do that,” he says. “It was a retraction of an interpretation that was never made. And that&#8217;s the truth behind it.”
Knowles also asks Wakefield about a number of accusations made against him.
“So they accused you of misconduct in the methods of the study,” Knowles said. “They accused you of taking money from other interests — they had this whole litany of accusations in the popular media. Was there any truth to the allegations?”
“The lawyers had come to me at some point during this, the conduct of this work, not the research, not the Lancet paper, and I had agreed,” Wakefield says. “This is very common practice to undertake a study to determine whether there was a link between the vaccine.”
“People work for both defendants and for plaintiffs in medical litigation,” he continues. “But I was singled out as, ‘Oh, Wakefield was doing this to undermine the MMR vaccine and launch his own vaccine onto the market and make a fortune.’”
Wakefield says he disclosed that he was working on behalf of these children in litigation, as was proper protocol, despite accusations that he did not.
“It&#8217;s totally transparent, but the allegation was that it was a cover-up, that…was all a big secret,” he says. “No, it wasn&#8217;t…but what do you do about that when you don&#8217;t control the editorial you write?”
During the lengthy discussion, Wakefield also gives his thoughts on separating out the MMR vaccine, delaying the shot on the vaccination schedule, his film “Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe,” his ties to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and much more.

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Knowles Sits Down With Andy Wakefield, Former Doctor Pinned As Man Who Sparked ‘Anti-Vaxx’ Movement 

Earlier this week, far-Left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) threatened Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan over their commitment to enforce laws related to illegal immigration, specifically a recent incident concerning New Jersey Democrats at an ICE detention center.
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hes-not-very-smart-homan-responds-to-newark-mayor-arrested-for-storming-ice-facility?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘He’s+Not+Very+Smart’%3A+Homan+Responds+To+Newark+Mayor+Arrested+For+‘Storming’+ICE+Facility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, a number of Democrats rushed the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility after gates were opened to allow a bus of apparent illegal immigrants into the facility. <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/us-news/feds-weigh-assault-charges-for-pols-who-protested-nj-ice-center/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According</a> to DHS, the feds are considering charges against the Democrats involved.
“If anyone’s breaking the law in this situation, it’s not members of Congress, it’s the Department of Homeland Security,” AOC claimed in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJfpuCXsK6p/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> posted to Instagram on Sunday. “It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem.”
“You lay a finger on someone, on Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman &#8230; or any of the representatives that were there &#8212; you lay a finger on them, we are going to have a problem,” AOC threatened. “Because the people who are breaking the law are the people not abiding by it.”
Responding to AOC&#8217;s remarks, Homan told the congresswoman that she should do her job.
&#8220;I wish she&#8217;d do her job,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-border-czar-fires-back-aoc-over-doj-probe-remarks-why-doesnt-she-pass-some-legislation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News earlier this week. &#8220;She&#8217;s a legislator, right? Why doesn’t she pass some legislation … and actually improve this country like President Donald Trump is already doing?&#8221;
&#8220;She should try doing her job,&#8221; Homan added.
On CNN airwaves, the border czar had another message for the Democrat: she should be thanking DHS for keeping her constituents safe.
“First of all, you can‘t intimidate me. Come on, give me a break,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, and as far as New York, her district, this administration has done more to protect her district than she has. The number of criminal aliens we took off the streets of New York made her community much safer.”
“She ought to be thanking the members of this administration, the men and women of ICE, who protect this country and make her community safer,” Homan added.
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Tom Homan just obliterated AOC 🔥🔥
“This admin has done more to protect her district than she has. The number of criminal aliens we took off the streets in NYC made her community safer… She ought to love her community more than she hates Trump.” <a href="https://t.co/y8blAnlgqM">pic.twitter.com/y8blAnlgqM</a>
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1922803538125594969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) tried to trip up Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his testimony on Wednesday, but instead exposed herself to be wildly unfamiliar with Kennedy&#8217;s department.
While Kennedy was trying to respond to Alsobrooks&#8217; confusing questions about his sprawling department, she suggested to the secretary that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is not part of his department, which, of course, is false, since HHS does oversee NIH.
&#8220;It&#8217;s assistive reproductive technology, it&#8217;s a division. Do you know what it does?&#8221; Alsobrooks asked Kennedy.
The secretary asked what she&#8217;s specifically talking about is part of NIH, since, when he took over as secretary, there were dozens of offices for reproductive health, which Kennedy is in the process of organizing and consolidating.
&#8220;No, it&#8217;s actually part of your agency,&#8221; Alsobrooks responded.
&#8220;NIH is part of my agency,&#8221; RFK shot back. &#8220;Senator, you should know that.&#8221;
&#8220;I do know that,&#8221; the senator suggested. &#8220;It&#8217;s actually, the CDC is where is it.&#8221;
Astonishingly, Alsobrooks then told RFK that he was &#8220;unfamiliar with the programs&#8221; in his department.
&#8220;You&#8217;re unfamiliar with my agency,&#8221; a fiery Kennedy reacted. &#8220;The NIH and the CDC are part of HHS.&#8221;
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This sums up today for you.
RFK Jr was supposed to be answering questions about his 2026 proposed budget. Instead, he was giving Congress a lesson on his agency.
Kennedy: “Is it part of NIH?”
Senator: “No, it’s actually part of your agency.”
Kennedy: “NIH is part of my… <a href="https://t.co/8sT6IzX8o9">pic.twitter.com/8sT6IzX8o9</a>
— Anna Matson (@AnnaRMatson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaRMatson/status/1922748430784557216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sparks-fly-at-hearing-as-rfk-jr-takes-on-dems-for-playing-politics-with-health?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Sparks+Fly+At+Hearing+As+RFK+Jr.+Takes+On+Dems+For+Playing+Politics+With+Health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted by The Daily Wire,</a> Kennedy sparred with a number of Democrats during his testimony before the House committee on appropriations before his hearing with the Senate.
Kennedy defended cuts made to HHS and called out Democrats for echoing party talking points and engaging in what he viewed as the politicization of public health.
In one instance, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) accused Kennedy of potentially breaking the law and putting Americans’ health at risk over cuts he’s made at HHS. The secretary shot back by describing the “absolute cataclysmic disorganization” of the department when he took it over, which he said was under her oversight for decades.
“We had nine separate offices of women’s health,” RFK explained. “When we consolidate them, Democrats say that we’re eliminating them. We’re not, we’re still appropriating the $3.7 billion, but we’re not keeping all nine. We had eight separate offices for minority health, we eliminated one. We had 27 HIV offices, we had 59 behavioral health programs.”
Moreover, during his testimony before the Senate Health Committee, several protesters were tackled and arrested by Capitol Police for screaming and interrupting Kennedy&#8217;s opening statement. Among those arrested was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-for-stunt-during-rfk-testimony?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Ben+%26+Jerry’s+Co-Founder+Arrested+For+Stunt+During+RFK+Testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben &amp; Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-for-stunt-during-rfk-testimony?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Ben+%26+Jerry’s+Co-Founder+Arrested+For+Stunt+During+RFK+Testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben &amp; Jerry’s Co-Founder Arrested For Stunt During RFK Testimony</a>

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Dem Senator Tries To Trip Up RFK Jr. At Hearing. It Ends Very Poorly For Her.

Several protesters were tackled and arrested by Capitol Police on Wednesday, after they screamed and interrupted testimony from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before the Senate Health Committee.
Among the protesters who were arrested was Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s co-founder Ben Cohen. It&#8217;s unclear what he was protesting regarding Kennedy, but other protesters had signs that called RFK &#8220;anti-vaccine&#8221; or said, &#8220;RFK Lies, People with AIDS Die.&#8221;
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As video footage below shows, Kennedy and others in the room were startled when the protesters screamed to interrupt the secretary&#8217;s opening statement. Some are heard yelling, &#8220;RFK kills people with hate!&#8221; Quickly, Capitol Police stepped in to remove the protesters, some by force.
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Very aggressive protesters at Bobby’s hearing. I don’t like this one bit. Besides President Trump, he has the biggest target on his back. 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/L0YmJIlZaU">pic.twitter.com/L0YmJIlZaU</a>
— Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) <a href="https://twitter.com/itslinklauren/status/1922717449293566375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
Cohen was arrested for obstruction, according to authorities, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-rfk-jr-senate-hearing-disrupted-screaming-protesters-rfk-kills-people-hate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Wednesday. Six others were arrested, as well.
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Ben from <a href="https://twitter.com/benandjerrys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benandjerrys</a> goes berserk in a congregational budget hearing
This just does wonders for the brand
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— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilHollowayEsq/status/1922748324257386646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sparks-fly-at-hearing-as-rfk-jr-takes-on-dems-for-playing-politics-with-health?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Sparks+Fly+At+Hearing+As+RFK+Jr.+Takes+On+Dems+For+Playing+Politics+With+Health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted by The Daily Wire</a> earlier on Wednesday, Kennedy sparred a number of Democrats during his testimony before the House committee on appropriations.
Kennedy defended cuts made to HHS and called out Democrats for echoing party talking points and for engaging in what he viewed as the politicization of public health.
In one instance, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) accused Kennedy of potentially breaking the law and putting Americans’ health at risk over cuts he’s made at HHS. The secretary shot back by describing the “absolute cataclysmic disorganization” of the department when he took it over, which he said was under her oversight for decades.
“We had nine separate offices of women’s health,” Kennedy explained. “When we consolidate them, Democrats say that we’re eliminating them. We’re not, we’re still appropriating the $3.7 billion, but we’re not keeping all nine. We had eight separate offices for minority health, we eliminated one. We had 27 HIV offices, we had 59 behavioral health programs.”
Later in the hearing, Kennedy called out DeLauro for her partisan behavior and called on Democrats to work with him on health initiatives.
“Let’s work together and do something we all believe in, which is have healthy kids in our country, for God’s sake,” he said. “There’s no such thing as Republican children or Democrat children. There’s just kids, and we should all be concerned with them.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sparks-fly-at-hearing-as-rfk-jr-takes-on-dems-for-playing-politics-with-health?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Sparks+Fly+At+Hearing+As+RFK+Jr.+Takes+On+Dems+For+Playing+Politics+With+Health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sparks Fly At Hearing As RFK Jr. Takes On Dems For Playing Politics With Health</a>

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Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Arrested For Stunt During RFK Testimony

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparred with a number of Democrats on Wednesday while he testified before the House committee on appropriations.
Kennedy called out Democrats for echoing party talking points and for engaging in what he viewed as the politicization of public health.
In one instance, RFK took on Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) over budget cuts and other health initiatives.
DeLauro accused Kennedy of potentially breaking the law and putting Americans&#8217; health at risk over cuts he&#8217;s made at HHS. The secretary shot back by describing the &#8220;absolute cataclysmic disorganization&#8221; of the department when he took it over, which he said was under her oversight for decades.
&#8220;We had nine separate offices of women&#8217;s health,&#8221; Kennedy explained. &#8220;When we consolidate them, Democrats say that we&#8217;re eliminating them. We&#8217;re not, we&#8217;re still appropriating the $3.7 billion, but we&#8217;re not keeping all nine. We had eight separate offices for minority health, we eliminated one. We had 27 HIV offices, we had 59 behavioral health programs.&#8221;
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NEW: RFK Jr. flips the script on Democrat Rosa DeLauro—and exposes total chaos inside HHS.
DeLauro tried to corner him on tobacco prevention funding. But Kennedy turned the tables, spotlighting the disastrous failures under her oversight.
Rosa DeLauro: “Do you commit to… <a href="https://t.co/uw7EUwo92L">pic.twitter.com/uw7EUwo92L</a>
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1922670888811401454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
Kennedy name-checked DeLauro later in the hearing, too, this time for what he viewed as her partisan behavior over health, specifically children&#8217;s health.
&#8220;Congresswoman DeLauro, you say that you’ve worked for 20 years on getting food dye out,&#8221; the secretary said. &#8220;Give me credit, I got it out in 100 days!&#8221;
Kennedy notably announced the phasing out of petroleum-based dyes last month. Already, major food companies have committed to making the changes before the end of 2026, which was the secretary&#8217;s goal.
&#8220;Let’s work together and do something we all believe in, which is have healthy kids in our country, for God’s sake,&#8221; a fiery Kennedy continued. &#8220;There’s no such thing as Republican children or Democrat children. There’s just kids, and we should all be concerned with them.”
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🚨 MIC DROP
RFK Jr just lost it on congressional democrats.
“We’re poisoning this generation. 800,000 kids- the poorest kids in the country- and we’re starting them out with this count against them. With, you know, diabetes, pre-diabetes.
Thirty-eight percent of our youth are… <a href="https://t.co/txD4Um4HrQ">pic.twitter.com/txD4Um4HrQ</a>
— Anna Matson (@AnnaRMatson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaRMatson/status/1922675139436581066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
Kennedy also took on Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA), whom RFK said was echoing Democrat talking points about HHS cuts.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if you understand this, or whether you&#8217;re just mouthing the Democratic talking points. Cuts to Medicaid are for fraud, waste, and abuse,&#8221; Kennedy told the congressman.
&#8220;There&#8217;s a million people who are claiming Medicaid from multiple states. That&#8217;s illegal. It&#8217;s theft. You&#8217;re not allowed to do that,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;There are another million people who are collecting both Medicaid and Obamacare,&#8221; Kennedy said, before noting that the federal government will also no longer pay Medicaid for illegal immigrants.
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Dem: WHY ARE YOU TAKING MEDICAID AWAY FROM MY SICK CONSTITUENTS?
RFK: WRONG! ~1 million ppl are claiming Medicaid illegally ~1 million ppl are collecting Medicaid AND Obamacare illegally. ~1 million ILLEGAL aliens are using Medicaid illegally. -Millions of able-bodied adults on… <a href="https://t.co/sBsHeEhspG">pic.twitter.com/sBsHeEhspG</a>
&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1922688081666171368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A high school English teacher in Maine appears to still have her job after she called for the assassination of President Donald Trump and his supporters and close advisors.
Waterville Senior High School teacher JoAnna St. Germain posted to her Facebook late last month that the Secret Service and U.S. military need to step in to murder Trump and his supporters, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-fascism-maine-teacher-calls-for-murder-of-trump-supporters-top-officials-in-unhinged-rants?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘F***+Fascism’%3A+Maine+Teacher+Calls+For+Murder+Of+Trump+Supporters%2C+Top+Officials+In+Unhinged+Rants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire chronicled here</a>. The teacher&#8217;s threatening comments sparked an investigation by law enforcement, according to local reports.
St. Germain&#8217;s posts have since been wiped from her Facebook page, but her name still appears on the Waterville Senior High School staff directory, listing her as an English teacher.
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The Daily Wire reached out to Principal Dr. Brian Laramee for clarification on St. Germain&#8217;s current employment status, but has not received a response.
Additionally, a parent of a student at Waterville reportedly recorded a conversation with staff at the school who allegedly said St. Germain had not been fired and is welcome to teach, though she has not been back to the school since calling for the murders. The Maine Wire <a href="https://www.themainewire.com/2025/05/waterville-teacher-who-drew-intl-attention-for-calling-for-assassinations-apologizes-blames-trauma-and-insomnia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on the recorded conversation but has been unable to independently verify it, nor has The Daily Wire.
Before wiping her social media, St. Germain published a lengthy Facebook post addressing her comments. She said she made them mostly because she wasn&#8217;t sleeping and was not in the right headspace. St. Germain also blamed past trauma.
“I had a mental breakdown due to severe insomnia and the stress of trying to cope with trauma inflicted on me by a domestic abuser and rapist, but I have sought the help I needed and my brain is mine again,&#8221; the teacher said.
&#8220;I’ve been under the care of an incredible psychiatric team. They saw what was happening, and worked with me to help me get fully back to myself. Mostly what I needed was sleep,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I hope you have no idea the psychosis lack of sleep brings.&#8221;
“I regret my words of violence towards the current administration,&#8221; St. Germain added. &#8220;That is not in my heart when my brain is well. I have never received so much as a speeding ticket, and I loathe guns and violence. I meet every individual with respect and an open mind when I am well. I have the most genuine remorse for making people feel unsafe.&#8221;
She also doubled down on her opposition to the Trump administration, writing, &#8220;I meant every word I said about the rise of fascism and the horror of trafficking humans to foreign prisons.&#8221;
“My heart breaks every day for the vulnerable populations being targeted and irreparably harmed,&#8221; St. Germain wrote. &#8220;I love you. If you hate me? I still love you.&#8221;
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Update on Waterville, Maine teacher who threatened to kill her students and the president. She was a victim. She just needed some rest and she promises she won’t kill any students who support Trump. <a href="https://t.co/Ovc0j19lGx">pic.twitter.com/Ovc0j19lGx</a>
— Better Maine (@MaineLogic) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaineLogic/status/1921163080853061723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
As reported by The Daily Wire, St. Germain&#8217;s past posts said that the U.S. Secret Service &#8220;has the perfect opportunity&#8221; to assassinate Trump.
&#8220;You are the ones with power. Coordinate,” she instructed. “Take out every single person who supports Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts. Look at the sycophants and give them what they’re asking for.”
“Secret Service, you are Americans. My beloved military, you are Americans. We, the people, are counting on you,” St. Germain added. “If I had the skill set required, I would take them out myself.”
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