Donald Trump administration plans vaccine‑autism order and threatens jail over ammunition claims

The White House is preparing to issue an executive order linking COVID‑19 vaccines to autism, a move driven by President Donald Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The administration has commissioned new studies despite decades of research finding no causal relationship.

Separately, President Trump asserted on his Truth Social platform that the United States possesses a "massive" stockpile of ammunition and missiles, and warned that individuals spreading contrary information could face long prison sentences. He also suggested that ammunition shortages were influencing U.S. strategy against Iran, though Pentagon and White House officials said the statements were inaccurate and no such policy change had occurred.