- Trump defends musk amid media demands for social security and lowering medical care.
- Elon Musk highlighted waste and fraud in entitlement programs as main goals to reduce costs.
- The Trump administration denied plans to reduce interest while defending musk statements.
The White House has taken steps to manage the situation after Alon Musk mentioned in an interview with the Fox Business Larry Kudlow host that there is a lot of waste and fraud in entitlement spending, especially with regard to social security and medical care, and he suggested these areas where costs can be reduced.
Musk pointed out that a large part of federal spending moves to entitlements and is called “The Big One to Delation”, as savings estimate can range between $ 500 to $ 700 billion every year. His comments sparked many talks on social media, as many critics interpret it as a batch of discounts to vital programs.
In response, the Trump administration issued a statement confirming that there is no intention to reduce interest in social security, medical care or medical aid.
They highlighted that President Trump has constantly promised to protect these programs. The statement also targeted journalist Jake Sherman, claiming that he wrapped the words of musk, noting a video clip that was supposed to show that musk was really talking about waste and fraud, not about cutting benefits.
They have pointed to many reports indicating incorrect payments in entitlement programs, including the government accounting office 2024, which estimates about $ 2.7 trillion of incorrect federal payments over 20 years.
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Musk was explicit about social security in the past, even described it as “the largest Ponzi plan in all times” and the suspected fraud in the system, such as cases where people over 100 years old are incorrectly alive. However, Liland Dodic Commissioner for Social Security explained earlier this year that these data does not mean that these individuals are already receiving benefits.
Even with Trump clearing, critics claim that fraud can be used as a reason to reduce benefits. On Sunday, Trump repeated his views on Fox News, insisting that he would not touch social security or medical care, but he would focus on removing the regime's fraud.
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