In this powerful and unsettling episode, Kat investigates the disturbing rhetoric coming from two of the most visible political figures in the country—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump—and how their statements about autism, mental illness, and disability echo dangerous ideologies from history.

With the use of archival audio and video clips, Kat examines how both men have promoted long-debunked claims linking vaccines to autism, while simultaneously pushing policies that threaten the autonomy, dignity, and safety of disabled people. From RFK Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearing to Trump’s recent executive order calling for the forced institutionalization of unhoused and mentally ill Americans, this episode connects the dots between misinformation, political power, and systemic dehumanization.

Drawing parallels to early 20th-century propaganda that laid the groundwork for atrocities against disabled people, RFK and Trump’s New Eugenics is a sobering reminder of how ableism can be weaponized—and why we must confront it head-on.

Content Warning: Discussion of eugenics, institutionalization, and ableist rhetoric.

SOURCE FOR DONALD TRUMP'S QUOTE ABOUT HIS DISABLED NEPHEW:

https://time.com/7002003/donald-trump-disabled-americans-all-in-the-family/