Donald Trump, Social Security

Donald Trump Issues Social Security, Medicaid Update
An estimated 53 million retirees—roughly 16 percent of the population—were collecting monthly Social Security payments at the end of 2024.
Social Security Is Changing Under President Donald Trump. Here's What Retirees Need to Know.
During his campaign, President Trump wrote on social media, "Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security." He has doubled down on that promise since the election. In February, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump would implement the "largest tax cut in history," including the elimination of taxes on Social Security.
Will Donald Trump Cut Social Security? Here’s What We Know
Key Points President Trump has pledged not to cut Social Security. He’s also looking to help seniors keep more of their benefits. Trump will have to intervene to prevent Social Security from broadly reducing benefits.
Trump revives his 2020 playbook to go after Social Security
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The Grim Reality of President Donald Trump's Social Security Plan
Since 1940, the Social Security Board of Trustees has released an annual report that intricately details how the program generates income and where every dollar of its outlays (i.e., benefits and, to a lesser extent, administrative expenses) is directed.
Donald Trump Riffs on Social Security—'It's All a Scam'
President Donald Trump criticized Social Security during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, calling its age database "a scam" after pointing out the sheer number of people reportedly listed as over 100 years old.
Donald Trump’s plan to end taxes on Social Security will benefit this 1 group of Americans the most, report finds — are you part of it?
Who pays taxes on Social Security benefits? Social Security gets the bulk of its funding from payroll tax revenue, but the program also gets money by taxing some seniors on their
Trump Left No Doubt That He and Musk Are Coming for Social Security
Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025.
Everything Donald Trump's Address Said About Social Security
The president stated that his administration is investigating fraud in Social Security, including unrealistic beneficiary ages and excessive spending.
Does Donald Trump Collect Social Security?
The exact amount of money that President Trump has to his name is a bit of a mystery. That’s because Trump is the only president in years not to make his federal tax returns public. However, some of Trump’s tax data was eventually released,
Trump lies about Social Security
During President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday, he ran up astounding numbers of fraudulent claims regarding the Social Security Department
Here’s What We Know About Trump And Musk’s Social Security Plans—As Agency Head Reportedly Says They’ll ‘Make Mistakes’
The Social Security Administration announced Friday it's cutting 7,000 jobs, as Trump and Musk have claimed there's fraud at ...
What has Donald Trump changed in Social Security so far? What to know as Elon Musk calls program a 'Ponzi scheme'
Elon Musk is coming after what he sees as entitlement programs in the United States, including Social Security. Here's what ...
After Maine’s governor publicly challenged him, Trump threw the state’s Social Security into chaos
Maine Gov. Janet Mills upbraided Trump over his transgender policies. Was his cancellation of a key Social Security policy in ...
Trump Says Four Different Groups in Play for TikTok Deal
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was negotiating with four different possible buyers for TikTok’s US business and that a ...