The president thinks "smaller shots" will tamp down anti-vax paranoia and offer "much better results with autism"

Nights and Weekends Editor

Published May 10, 2026 1:51PM (EDT)

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/Getty Images)

Donald Trump defended childhood vaccinations during a stop by “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” on Sunday, saying only that he wished vaccines for infants and toddlers were smaller.

Operating on the same principle as a Cuties ad campaign , the president argued that babies are small and their shots should be, too.

“I look at these beautiful little babies and they get a vat, I mean, like a big glass of stuff pumped into their bodies. And I think it’s a very negative thing to do,” he said. “I would love to see much smaller shots , like four visits to the doctor.…