“Diphtheria Don” was what some were saying after Donald Trump responded to a question about vaccines in a sit-down interview.
It starts when the interviewer asks Trump about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a proposed vaccine commission. Trump responds that babies are getting too many shots and then states, “I look at these beautiful little babies and they get a vat, like a big glass, of stuff pumped into their bodies. I think it’s a very negative thing to do. I would love to see much smaller shots, like four visits to the doctor. And I think you would have a much better result with the autism.”
The reply prompted ridicule online.
Within moments, CNN’s fact checker Daniel Dale had dismantled the arguments brought forth by Trump.
“Again, so much vaccine misinformation from the president. Kids don’t get anywhere close to ’88’ or ’82’ vaccines. They aren’t given ‘a vat’ or ‘big glass of water’; vaccine doses are a tiny fraction of a teaspoon. And they already do receive their shots over multiple doctor visits, not a single visit as Trump repeatedly said or suggested.”
Dale wasn’t the only one.
Author Joyce Carol Oates also weighed in, writing, “‘I look at these beautiful little babies….’ no.”
Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist, wrote, “Ngl I’m surprised it took this long for Diphtheria Don to spill his giant glass of childhood vaccines all over Sharyl Attkisson’s anti-vax podcast.”
Podcaster Jim Stewartson further offered, “The sheer level of narcissism and dissociation from reality is dizzying. Everything must revolve around his personal feelings, regardless of whether he has any idea what he’s talking about. His frontal cortex is dust.”
The sheer level of narcissism and dissociation from reality is dizzying. Everything must revolve around his personal feelings, regardless of whether he has any idea what he’s talking about. His frontal cortex is dust. https://t.co/2ZoWiGvT1K — Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist
(@jimstewartson) May 10, 2026
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