Overview

• Barack Obama told a London audience that “80 percent of the world’s problems involve old men hanging on” who chase legacy and refuse to let go.
• Multiple outlets reported the remarks as a veiled dig at President Donald Trump during a conversation with historian David Olusoga at the O2 Arena.
• Obama rebuked Trump’s suggestion of a Tylenol–autism link as “violence against the truth,” warning it risks harming public health and stoking fear among families.
• Health authorities have repeatedly found no proven link between standard acetaminophen use in pregnancy and autism, and UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged women to ignore Trump’s advice.
• He also warned about “creeping authoritarian tendencies” and a narrowing definition of “we the people,” placing his critique within wider concerns about democratic backsliding.