Multiple outlets report that Donald Trump has pressured Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to support cutting back childhood vaccines, citing autism-related concerns. According to the reporting, the pressure is linked to a conversation described as taking place during a lunch in May. The accounts say Trump criticized the Health and Human Services health official, reportedly accusing Kennedy of not doing enough to research possible links between vaccines and autism and characterizing him as having “the yips.” The reporting frames Kennedy as a vaccine critic and describes Trump’s alleged approach as more direct than Kennedy expected, with Trump reportedly urging him to pursue reductions. The articles emphasize that Kennedy has long been associated with skepticism about vaccines and that the discussions center on how vaccine policy should respond to autism fears. The sources presented do not provide details on any specific policy outcome or formal action that results from the alleged pressure, focusing instead on what is said to have been communicated during the reported meeting.