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> Trump was the one who killed GOP efforts to privatize Social Security and cut benefits. Oh? From March 2024: "(CNN) - Former President Donald Trump on Monday

> Trump was the one who killed GOP efforts to privatize Social Security and cut benefits. Oh? From March 2024: "(CNN) - Former President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he was open to making cuts to Social Security and Medicare after opposing touching the entitlement programs and attacking his GOP presidential primary rivals over the issue." https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/politics/trump-entitlements-social-security-medicare/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/politics/trump-entitlements-s...

rayiner 2y ago
As stated in the article, he was talking about targeting waste and fraud, not benefits. And he’s already been president and took a hard line against entitlement cuts during his term.
- dctoedt 2y ago
  > he was talking about targeting waste and fraud, not benefits "Waste, fraud, and abuse" — how many times have we heard that before?
  - rayiner 2y ago
    Trump has already killed any serious efforts to reform social security and Medicare since 2016. We don’t have to speculate.