Despite moving out of the country, Rosie O’Donnell seems to think her opinion matters to Americans. Now, I can’t speak for everyone, but I am going to go out on a limb here and say that a majority of us really do not care about what she wants.
On Tuesday, O’Donnell appeared on CNN and demanded that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should resign or be fired as HHS Secretary due to his call for more research into what is causing the autism rates to skyrocket.
She zeroed in on his remarks about severe autism pulling families apart due to the stress it puts on the family as caretakers.
“I think it’s very disrespectful,” O’Donnell told CNN. “I think it’s disgraceful, and I think he is wholly unqualified to be the head of Health and Human Services. I think most of the cabinet picks that Donald Trump has made are part of his vision of a reality show government, and not the most qualified people available, especially Robert Kennedy.”
She continued, “And to think that his family is the one that created the Special Olympics, and he would go on with such disgraceful, dehumanizing remarks, is absolutely deplorable. And I feel he should resign or be released from his position.”
Kennedy has attributed the rise in autism to being more than just genetic. He believes there are strong environmental factors in play as well.
“This is coming from an environmental toxin, and somebody made a profit by putting that environmental toxin into our air, our water, our medicines, our food,” he explained. “And it’s to their benefit to say ‘Oh, to normalize it, to say all this is all normal, it’s always been here.’ That’s not good for our country.”