President Donald Trump has a personal connection to one of the latest issues his administration is attempting to tackle, according to one of the president's biographers.
Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, said during a new episode of the podcast "Inside Trump's Head" on Tuesday that Trump has a "personal" connection to autism, a condition that has become a hot-button issue for the administration. His comments come at a time when the scientific community is pushing back on claims made in a recently published White House report linking autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy.
On one hand, Wolff said the causes of autism are a central element of the MAGA "identity" that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has "zeroed in on."
However, Wolff said the reasons why autism is a central issue for the MAGA movement are difficult to comprehend logically.
Trump also has a personal connection to the issue through his relationship with his son Barron, Wolff said.
"It's a connection that nobody in the Trump family really understands," he said.
Joanna Coles, The Daily Beast's chief content officer and co-host of "Inside Trump's Head," speculated that it may have to do with Barron Trump being bullied online, and people claiming that he has autism. Coles read a portion of First Lady Melania Trump's latest book, "Melania" where she discusses how that time of Barron's life impacted him.
