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Cassidy: Trump needs to be "radically honest" on vaccines amid measles outbreak
Cassidy challenged Trump's vaccine claims and urged him to endorse measles vaccination and explain the evidence behind his position.
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Published Sep 20, 2026
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Sen. Bill Cassidy urged President Trump to speak honestly about vaccine safety as U.S. measles cases reached their highest level in more than three decades. Cassidy challenged Trump’s claims about the MMR vaccine and said the president should encourage vaccination.
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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN
Louisiana senator who criticized Trump's vaccine claims and urged him to promote vaccination.
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President whose statements about the MMR vaccine Cassidy criticized.
ALSO MENTIONED Heidi Overton, FDA commissioner nominee whose confirmation hearing Cassidy discussed.; Nicole Saphier, Surgeon general nominee whose comments on the MMR vaccine Cassidy praised.
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