From the very beginning of his political career, Trump has fought to protect Social Security and Medicare. Even when advisors told him to make cuts during his first term, he refused. Trump actually secured increases in payments for SS recipients. Joe Biden had spread the claim that Trump and Republicans were going to slash those benefits, but that was a bald-faced lie.
With Trump poised to return to the White House, it would make sense that he’d revisit Social Security, right? What are Trump’s current plans for this program?
Millions of retired Americans depend on Social Security checks. Yet, the Biden/Harris administration’s inflation effectively reduced the amount of money seniors actually took home. That is sure to turn around if Trump returns to office. But he wants to do even more. In a short but clear Truth Social post, he outlined what he would like to do for Social Security recipients.