Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on Tylenol With Warning for Kids (1)

President Donald Trump on Friday intensified his campaign against Tylenol to include young kids, posting on his Truth Social that parents shouldn’t give children the drug “for virtually any reason” without providing scientific evidence for the claim.

Tylenol — and the active ingredient acetaminophen — is safe for young children to use to treat fevers, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Children under 12 weeks old should not be given acetaminophen unless directed by a doctor, the AAP said.

Trump’s latest broadside extends his attack against the household drug that he began on Monday by launching into a ...