Trump to make ‘historic’ announcement about autism, White House official says

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday afternoon to speak at the White House about medical findings related to children, according to his official schedule. A White House official told ABC News to expect a “historic” announcement related to autism.

An official said the president will announce “historic progress” on his pledge “to address America’s rising rate of autism.” Trump is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. ET.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is also scheduled to hold a briefing at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, according to the White House.

The president will then head to New York, where a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly is taking place this week. Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks to the group of world leaders on Tuesday.