“Day by day Present” correspondent Ronny Chieng brutally checked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday after the well being secretary made a number of claims about what individuals dwelling with autism can’t do.
“Sufficient about RFK, let’s transfer on to Elon Musk, dwelling proof that autistic individuals can do something together with destroy the federal government,” quipped Chieng of the billionaire who as soon as revealed that he has Asperger’s syndrome, which is now thought of to be a presentation of autism spectrum dysfunction.
Autism advocacy teams have slammed the conspiracy principle pusher-turned-health secretary after he claimed that the dysfunction is “preventable” and an “epidemic” on Wednesday.
“These are children who won’t ever pay taxes,” Kennedy declared in his first presser as the highest U.S. well being official.
The remarks obtained a bitter response from “The Day by day Present” crowd.
“Wait, that’s what you’re going to steer with? Like that’s the massive tragedy for you?” Chieng mentioned.
“It’s not even correct, I imply, autistic individuals do pay taxes. Are you considering of artwork historical past majors?”
Chieng then turned to a clip that includes extra of Kennedy’s “skilled opinion” on individuals dwelling with autism.
“They’ll by no means maintain a job, they’ll by no means play baseball, they’ll by no means write a poem, they’ll by no means exit on a date,” Kennedy mentioned.
Chieng proceeded to blast RFK Jr.’s “ridiculous” claims.
“Autistic children won’t ever write poems? Properly, who needs children to put in writing extra poems? That’s one thing we needs to be stopping,” he quipped.
He later continued, “Who even made RFK the choose of what makes life price dwelling? I’m sorry they’ll by no means know the enjoyment of planting bear carcasses in Central Park.”
Take a look at Chieng’s Thursday monologue on “The Day by day Present” under.