Jayme Franklin, founder and CEO of The Conservateur media platform and a former Trump White House official, attended President Trump’s Oval Office signing of a childhood vaccine executive order on August 10, 2026, according to multiple news reports and Franklin’s own social media posts.
Trump signed the executive order titled “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans,” which establishes new federal guidance for childhood vaccinations. The order calls for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and recommends splitting the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate single-disease shots once such products become available domestically.
The executive order reduces the number of core childhood vaccines recommended for all children from 18 to 11 diseases, according to the White House. The 11 core immunizations include measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and varicella. Additional vaccines are categorized as recommended for high-risk groups or based on shared clinical decision-making between parents and doctors.
Franklin, who graduated from UC Berkeley in 2020, has extensive experience in conservative politics and media. She previously worked in the U.S. Senate, served as coalitions coordinator for the Trump 2020 campaign, and held a position in the Trump White House, according to her biography. In 2020, she co-founded The Conservateur, described as a lifestyle and media brand offering commentary on culture, fashion, and politics aimed at conservative women. She is also a frequent guest on Fox News and co-hosts the podcast “Sincerely American.”
The vaccine order builds on prior Trump administration efforts to reshape childhood immunization policy. In December 2025, Trump issued a presidential memorandum directing the Department of Health and Human Services to align U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations with those of peer developed nations. That review found the United States recommends more childhood vaccines than any peer country, according to the White House fact sheet accompanying the executive order. The August 2026 order reaffirms and expands on those earlier directives, which had faced legal challenges.
The executive order directs the HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines to develop plans within 90 days to offer core childhood vaccines as single shots rather than combination products, assess optimal vaccine timing and sequencing, and develop alternative vaccine adjuvants. The order also directs federal agencies to maximize parental choice regarding childhood vaccines and instructs the Attorney General to support legal challenges to state vaccine mandate laws.
Franklin shared her attendance at the event on social media, posting that she was “honored to join President Trump in the Oval Office today for the signing of an Executive Order recognizing Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine” recommendations. Her presence at the signing reflects her ongoing role as a voice in conservative media commentary on Trump administration policy.
Sources
- The White House — Executive order text and policy details
- Hindustan Times — Franklin’s identification and background at the event
- Associated Press — Vaccine order details and policy scope
- The Conservateur — Franklin’s professional biography and background
- Aspen Ideas — Franklin’s biographical information and roles
