Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
President Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk are ratcheting up false rhetoric about Social Security, repeatedly claiming the program wastes hundreds of billions of dollars in fraudulent payouts that need to be eliminated.
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4 viewpointsWhite House says Musk cuts to Social Security and Medicare won’t affect benefits
Elon Musk Suggests Making Hundreds of Billions in Cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare
Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
Center
8 viewpointsHere’s What We Know About Trump And Musk’s Social Security Plans—As Agency Reportedly Mulls Cutting Phone Services
Musk calls entitlements such as Social Security benefits the ‘big one’ to cut, countering Trump
White House says Trump won’t cut Social Security, Medicare after Musk remarks
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3 viewpointsDems zero in on Musk wanting to cut Social Security, Medicare waste, White House responds
Lying Lies: No, Sen. Slotkin—Elon Musk Is NOT 'Going After Your Social Security and Medicare'