Musk vows to cut a 'half trillion' from Social Security

Maddow Blog | White House’s Elon Musk suggests Social Security could face cuts
After labeling Social Security “a Ponzi scheme,” Elon Musk’s offensive against the social-insurance program took another aggressive turn.
Musk Suggests His Team Will Scrutinize Social Security and Entitlement Spending
In an interview with Larry Kudlow, Elon Musk claimed that fraud in Social Security and other major programs was “the big one to eliminate.”
Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
Elon Musk says Social Security and other federal benefit programs will be targeted in his hunt for fraudulent spending.
White House says Musk cuts to Social Security and Medicare won’t affect benefits
Officials on Tuesday reiterated allegations of "waste and fraud" in entitlement programs as the administration said that no cuts will be made to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.
Trump, Musk fuel fears of Social Security cuts with ‘fraud’ talk
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
Next on Musk’s DOGE chopping block: Social Security, Medicaid, other federal benefit programs
The head of DOGE told Fox Business that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed be cut from federal benefit programs.
Will blow up in the faces of Musk and Trump: Steve Rattner on cutting Social Security
Elon Musk on Monday in an interview with Fox Business Network's Larry Kudlow referred to federal spending on programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as areas that need to be eliminated.
Here’s What We Know About Trump And Musk’s Social Security Plans—As Musk Calls Entitlement Fraud ‘The Big One To Eliminate’
The Social Security Administration announced Friday it's cutting 7,000 jobs, as Trump and Musk have claimed there's fraud at the agency.
Musk eyes Social Security, benefit programs for cuts
Most of the federal spending is entitlements,” Musk told the Fox Business Network. “That’s the big one to eliminate.”
'That’s the big one to eliminate': Musk vows to cut a 'half trillion' from Social Security
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now openly declaring his plan to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from earned benefits programs like Social Security and Medicare. During a recent appearance on Fox Business,

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Martin O'Malley will join Sheldon Whitehouse to raise the alarm on Social Security. How to watch.
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‘Big one to eliminate’: Elon Musk spotlights cost of federal entitlements amid fear of cuts to programs
Elon Musk on Monday highlighted the cost of federal spending on entitlement programs, the latest sign of the tech billionaire ...