I’m fed up with Trump’s lies about Social Security

I worked for SSA for almost 38 years. The amount of fraud is very low. The staff is very dedicated to providing service to the public. We made many advancements over the years,

Trump, Msuk and the MAGA cult are lying. They are trying to destroy the reputation of SSA, Why/ My guess is to privatize it. If the service level is bad because of reduced staffing, they expect the public to be more receptive to privatization. They also want to lower costs to have money for tax breaks for billionaires.

Claims of massive fraud by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are at odds with reams of audits and reports on the Social Security Administration’s spending.But some of the biggest examples of allegedly wasteful spending held up by Musk and DOGE so far have been overblown or inaccurate.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-03-24T13:54:59.714Z

More media cowardice

I don’t understand why the media is so afraid of Trump. Most of his policies are not popular. His behavior will get worse if people don’t stand up to the bully.

GULF OF FEAR: This past week, when NASA astronauts returned to Earth, TV news networks avoided calling the body of water they splashed down in as the Gulf of Mexico. Instead, they performed linguistic gymnastics to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs.More in Status: http://www.status.news/p/gulf-of-me…

Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy.bsky.social) 2025-03-23T22:13:47.735Z

Lutnick’s terrible comments on SSA

Billionaire Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s comments were terrible

  1. most beneficiaries would miss getting a check. They are not billionaires like him
  2. People who would complain are not fraudsters.

Oh no they don't. H3LL no. IDK why the Commerce Secretary has an opinion on Social Security anyway. His job is promoting U. S. businesses. The SSA has never missed a monthly payment. Lutnick needs to think again if he thinks we're OK with a missed payment.www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s…

Robert Johnston (@robertj1088.bsky.social) 2025-03-22T02:45:28.054Z