‘Nothing Bad Can Happen’

Trump

A sign about childhood vaccines is pictured as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting to sign an executive order, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccines and directing them to be administered during separate medical appointments “to the maximum extent feasible.”

  • “Nothing bad can happen from what we’re doing,” the president told reporters. He also said he broke his own children’s vaccinations up over several visits.

Trump is demanding compensation from Iran for damages, after Tehran over the weekend called for the U.S. to reimburse it for months of destruction. Trump said Iran “never mentioned” the request in any previous peace talks.