{"id":1052104,"date":"2025-03-19T16:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052104"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:38:39","slug":"trumps-treasury-secretary-administration-not-going-to-stop-plans-to-cut-social-security-and-medicare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-treasury-secretary-administration-not-going-to-stop-plans-to-cut-social-security-and-medicare\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary: Administration \u201cNot Going to Stop\u201d Plans to Cut Social Security and Medicare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Take it from Donald Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary: The Trump administration is putting Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block \u2013 and they\u2019re \u201cnot going to stop.\u201d After already <\/em>taking<\/em><\/a> steps to <\/em>gut<\/em><\/a> these hard-earned benefits, Bessent is following <\/em>Trump<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Elon Musk<\/em><\/a>\u2019s lead and saying the quiet part out loud about their reckless agenda to slash these programs that millions of Americans rely on. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW: Donald Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged that the administration is \u201cnot going to stop\u201d putting Americans\u2019 hard-earned benefits at risk. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamath Palihapitiya<\/a>: \u201cLet\u2019s just say that somehow the Borg slows [DOGE] down. You know, what people say is \u2026 well, then the only place to look will be things like entitlements<\/strong>. Do you think that that\u2019s true?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Bessent: \u201c \u2026 This administration is not going to stop.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER: Trump\u2019s billionaire backer and shadow president Elon Musk is already gearing up to slash Medicare and Social Security \u2014 leaving millions of Americans out in the cold. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cSocial Security Administration leadership is under instruction to swiftly produce plans to cut its staff by half, <\/strong>according to two employees at the agency who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NextGov<\/a>: \u201cAt least five of the eight regional [Social Security Administration] commissioners whose offices oversee and support the agency\u2019s frontline offices across the country are leaving, <\/strong>according to a source familiar with the agency and an SSA employee not authorized to speak on the record. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir departures come amid rumors of impending staff cuts at SSA, where the workforce is already at a 50-year low and has toiled amid a customer service crisis born of lack of funding.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prospect<\/a>: \u201cThe decision could target one of the government\u2019s most prominent public-facing initiatives: SSA field offices, where seniors, people with disabilities, and survivors whose parents have died can sign up for benefits and get information.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ProPublica<\/a>: \u201cAnxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[T]he DOGE team landed at the Social Security Administration this week, with Musk drawing attention for his outlandish claims that large numbers of 150-year-old \u2018vampires\u2019 are receiving Social Security payments.<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir first wave of actions \u2014 initiating the elimination of 41 jobs and the closing of at least 10 local offices, so far<\/strong> \u2014 was largely lost in the rush of headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Trump has a record of trying to gut Social Security every year in office \u2013 pledging cuts in a second term. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump proposals could drain Social Security in 6 years, budget group says\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vox<\/a>: \u201cTrump said he wouldn\u2019t cut Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare. His 2020 budget cuts all 3.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cEach of [Trump\u2019s] White House budget proposals included cuts to Social Security and Medicare programs.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite<\/a>: \u201cDuring a Fox News town hall, President Donald Trump promised to cut entitlements like Medicare and Social Security if he were to win a second term<\/strong>. \u2026 \u2018But if you don\u2019t cut something in entitlements, you will never really deal with the debt,\u2019 town hall co-moderator Martha MacCallum interjected, alluding to social safety programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. \u2018Oh, we\u2019ll be cutting,\u2019 Trump rushed to confirm<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On his first day in office, Trump immediately rescinded the Biden-Harris order to lower drug costs, targeting Medicare recipients across the country.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White House<\/a>: \u201cThe following executive actions are hereby revoked:<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExecutive Order 14087 of October 14, 2022 (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services<\/a>: \u201cPresident Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14087<\/strong>, \u2018Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans,\u2019 to further address prescription drug affordability<\/strong> through the work of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\u2019 (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (the Innovation Center). The Innovation Center tests innovative payment and service delivery models designed to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care furnished to its beneficiaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take it from Donald Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary: The Trump administration is putting Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block \u2013 and they\u2019re \u201cnot going to stop.\u201d After already taking steps to gut these hard-earned benefits, Bessent is following Trump and Elon Musk\u2019s lead and saying the quiet part out loud about their reckless agenda […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s Treasury Secretary: Administration \u201cNot Going to Stop\u201d Plans to Cut Social Security and Medicare - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-treasury-secretary-administration-not-going-to-stop-plans-to-cut-social-security-and-medicare\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T20:38:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T20:38:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-treasury-secretary-administration-not-going-to-stop-plans-to-cut-social-security-and-medicare\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-treasury-secretary-administration-not-going-to-stop-plans-to-cut-social-security-and-medicare\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary: Administration \u201cNot Going to Stop\u201d Plans to Cut Social Security and Medicare - 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