Trump Floats Cutting Retirement Benefits

Monday, March 11, 2024

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opened the door Monday to "cutting" spending under Social Security and Medicare, drawing swift pushback from President Joe Biden and elevating a key policy battle in the 2024 election.

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opened the door Monday to "cutting" spending under Social Security and Medicare

This will be a big hit with senior citizens.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-03-11 12:27 PM | Reply

Rwingers will claim that the Donald Trump that said that is the Fake Dem Crisis Actor Donald Trump.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-03-11 12:30 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Obligatory.

pbs.twimg.com

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-03-11 02:57 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Dems are going to have to re-release this Ad from the Paul Ryan era:

www.youtube.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-03-11 03:52 PM | Reply

there's tremendous amounts of things and numbers of things you can do."

Yet he only named cuts.

How do people get fooled by this rhetoric? The constant blathering of "tremendous" and "most/best/greatest/blah/blah/blah bulls%#^" nonsense he constantly spews ... then does nothing.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2024-03-11 04:30 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

Trump's extended comments about Social Security have the quality of a drunken man, having sustained a severe blow to the head, attempting to quote Dr. Zeus. His brain is not working. It's just not. There ain't going to be a debate with Biden.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2024-03-11 04:59 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Where is gasbageberly insisting someone itemize all the proposed changes and then imply no serious member of the GOP wants to change these programs

#7 | Posted by ChiefTutMoses at 2024-03-11 06:49 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

I'd like to float cutting Fat Donnie Loser a la French revolution.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-11 10:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

There ain't going to be a debate with Biden.

#6 | Posted by Zed

Because Biden won't. Trump is signed on for anytime, anywhere.

#9 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-11 11:31 PM | Reply | Funny: 5

I'm fine with Biden not legitimizing Trump by standing there while Trump tells lie after lie that stupid Americans believe.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-11 11:38 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"cutting" spending under Social Security and Medicare,

In this case, means forcing Big Pharma to stop ripping us off. Like Trump had done before, and Biden instantly reversed.

Big Pharma pays off both sides, in case you were not aware. Trump is the only one ever to stand up to them.

Cap insulin price again, and level prices worldwide on other drugs AGAIN.
It's been long enough, so Biden can pretend it's his idea.

#11 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-11 11:49 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

"In this case, means forcing Big Pharma to stop ripping us off. Like Trump had done before, and Biden instantly reversed."

I remember that.
Biden's HHS Freezes Trump Insulin, Epinephrine Rule Until March
news.bloomberglaw.com

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-11 11:58 PM | Reply

Fat Donnie Loser is a bumbling, incoherent Nazi bitch.

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-12 12:01 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

No Trump fan here, but he did mention "fraud".

However, having said that, it seems to me that's code for cutting around the edges to pay for something else.

#14 | Posted by brass30 at 2024-03-12 12:02 AM | Reply

Trump is signed on for (debate) anytime, anywhere.

#9 | POSTED BY LIBS_OF_DR

1) Trump lies a lot.

2) There is little or no evidence Trump has the mental capacity for debate.

3) I personally would like to see Donald go live on stage and try to defend his desire to ruin your grandmother's retirement.

4) But I suppose to have a grandmother you would also have to have had a mother.

#15 | Posted by Zed at 2024-03-12 07:56 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

No Trump fan here, but he did mention "fraud"

A 2015 report found 6.5 million active Social Security numbers for people over the age of 112 " but only 13 of them were being used to receive benefits.

According to the Social Security Administration, all improper payments, including payments to the deceased and the very old, are estimated at about $3 billion per year.

Total Social Security benefits in 2016 will exceed $900 billion, so eliminating $3 billion per year of improper payments would reduce costs by at most 0.4 percent, extending the program's solvency by about 3 months.

Cutting improper payments for only the very old or the deceased would reduce program costs by between 0.00002 and 0.002 percent, extending the program's solvency by between six minutes and 12 hours.

www.crfb.org

The GQP will throw "fraud" around to justify cutting benefits by 1/3 for everyone rather than making the "I park my boat in my boat" crowd pay back what they stole from the trust fund.

#16 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-03-12 08:32 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

He said he would cut waste and fraud which as usual is a no no with Democrats.

#17 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-03-12 10:34 AM | Reply

Trump is signed on for anytime, anywhere.

#9 | POSTED BY LIBS_OF_DR

Until Biden says sure, let's debate.

Then we'll get string of consciousness excuses of why the most tremendous debater in US history has better things to do.

You're an idiot.

#18 | Posted by jpw at 2024-03-12 11:04 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

He said he would cut waste and fraud which as usual is a no no with Democrats.

#17 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

He gave you the usual line of bulls^%# because he knows that when he doesn't follow through you won't care.

#19 | Posted by jpw at 2024-03-12 11:06 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Once again, the republican party is vowing to make all of our lives harder.

How many democrats will help them?

#20 | Posted by tres_flechas at 2024-03-12 11:54 AM | Reply

Trump is signed on for anytime, anywhere.

#9 | POSTED BY LIBS_OF_DR

Have you ever tried to "debate" with a hateful bully?

If you had you would realize that it's pointless.

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-03-12 12:05 PM | Reply

Have you ever tried to "debate" with a hateful bully?
If you had you would realize that it's pointless.

#21 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY AT 2024-03-12 12:05 PM | FLAG:

Biden won't debate because they will have a no yelling rule.

#22 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-03-12 12:50 PM | Reply

Biden is smart not to debate Trump. I'll admit that one reason is the prospect of Biden doing some "old guy" thing on stage that gets relentlessly blown out of proportion by Trump and the MSM.

At the end of the day, despite Biden's age and the risks that carries, he at least surrounds himself with normal competent people and not a bunch of vindictive 4chan psychopaths. It's worth voting Biden for the SCOTUS picks alone. And to the extent any activity, including a debate, risks making his reelection more difficult, he just shouldn't do it.

#23 | Posted by JOE at 2024-03-12 12:50 PM | Reply

He said he would cut waste and fraud which as usual is a no no with Democrats.

#17 | POSTED BY FISHPAW
He gave you the usual line of bulls^%# because he knows that when he doesn't follow through you won't care.

#19 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2024-03-12 11:06 AM | FLAG:

"There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting, and in terms of also the theft and the bad management of entitlements," the former president told CNBC's "Squawk Box," responding to a question about Social Security and Medicare.

(CHOOSE)

It's right there for you to read yourself. And it's in Rolling Stone no less.

#24 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-03-12 12:54 PM | Reply

#24 Do you know what the word "and" means? It serves to join together two separate ideas. In this case "cutting" is one idea, while addressing "theft and bad management" is another idea. Trump is floating both. I hope you've enjoyed today's reading lesson.

#25 | Posted by JOE at 2024-03-12 01:06 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Biden won't debate because they will have a no yelling rule.

#22 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

It's sad how uncritically yall swallow nonsense.

When I watched the speech, I kept wondering when the yelling part would start. Never did.

Idiot.

#26 | Posted by jpw at 2024-03-12 01:22 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#24 I never said he didn't say it.

Is your reading comprehension really that poor?

#27 | Posted by jpw at 2024-03-12 01:23 PM | Reply

Team Dotard shifts into damage control mode after the demented orange pedo inserts his shoe lifts into his Putin-sucker.

truthout.org

#28 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-03-12 02:34 PM | Reply

Have you ever tried to "debate" with a hateful bully?

If you had you would realize that it's pointless.

#21 | Posted by donnerboy

Even so, Trump is still willin'

#29 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-12 02:35 PM | Reply

Biden won't debate because they will have a no yelling rule.

"Old Yeller"

#30 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-12 02:35 PM | Reply

Until Biden says sure, let's debate.

Then we'll get string of consciousness excuses of why the most tremendous debater in US history has better things to do.

You're an idiot.

#18 | Posted by jpw

Saving this prophesy post.

I may be an idiot, but at least I know it.

#31 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-12 02:40 PM | Reply

I hope you do save it.

It'll be a good laugh either way it shakes out.

#32 | Posted by jpw at 2024-03-12 03:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

He said he would cut waste and fraud which as usual is a no no with Democrats.

No one would object to republicans cutting waste and fraud IF republicans cut waste and fraud. What republicans want to do is declare that waste and fraud account for x% of the spending and use that as justification for cutting x% of the budget. That is such an obvious attempt to reduce spending. If they want to cut waste and fraud, identify the waste and fraud and then take action specific to the waste and fraud that was identified.

#33 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2024-03-12 04:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Fat Donnie Loser has always been a fraud. Will he cut himself??

#34 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-12 11:54 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Keep cutting those ads for the Dems, Donnie. What a genius!

#35 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-03-13 06:35 AM | Reply

I heard intellectual giant of the right, little Benny "I have kids and my wife is a doctor but I had no idea vaginas weren't supposed to feel like sand paper" Pepino, or whatever that idiot's name is, going on the other day about how we need to flat out abolish retirement and I wondered why.

It's because the god king said so.

#36 | Posted by tres_flechas at 2024-03-13 10:15 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Even so, Trump is still willin'

#29 | POSTED BY LIBS_OF_DR

Yesterday Biden was a dithering old man who falls down a lot.

Today he is a loud mouth Sith Lord kicking sand in Republicans faces.

You snowflakes are terrified by him.

Got it.

#37 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-03-13 11:42 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It sucks when we have one side who is willing to cut and another side who is willing to create budgets that spend more money in a country that is trillions in debt. Neither side is doing anything to fix the problem. Well, technically that's not true because Reps emphasize getting rid of fraud and abuse. Dems are just ignoring the problem and adding on to our spending while we continue to go deeper in debt. Either way, neither party is actually doing anything constructive about it yet. But, that is predictable. Americans don't care about anything until it hits us in the face.

"Yesterday Biden was a dithering old man who falls down a lot.

Today he is a loud mouth Sith Lord kicking sand in Republicans faces.

You snowflakes are terrified by him.

Got it. "

Happens to every POTUS. The most notorious example was Dems calling W dumb and demeaning him every day but then turn around and create conspiracies like he was the mastermind behind one of the biggest attacks on America soil. Welcome to politics, kid.

#38 | Posted by humtake at 2024-03-13 02:07 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#38 | Posted by humtake

Dubya is dumb. And he surrounded himself with smart evil people. Just like trump.

Is that hard for you to understand? If so, you might be a republican.

#39 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-13 02:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Dems calling W dumb and demeaning him every day but then turn around and create conspiracies like he was the mastermind"

^
Cheney was the mastermind.

#40 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-13 02:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Understanding partisan opinions has very little to do with intelligence and more to do with bullying. Party of tolerance strikes once again!

#41 | Posted by humtake at 2024-03-13 02:20 PM | Reply

"Cheney was the mastermind."

Yet, everything bad that happens under a POTUS's watch is his fault. Or does that only hypocritically apply to Reps? It's kind of rhetorical, I mean Biden still won't even accept the Afghanistan withdrawal problem and Dems aren't trying to hold him accountable at all. In other words, if Harris does something that requires mastermind-like intelligence and contr...omg, I can't even type the rest out without busting out laughing at the ridiculousness of that statement. You got me.

#42 | Posted by humtake at 2024-03-13 02:25 PM | Reply

Understanding partisan opinions has very little to do with intelligence and more to do with bullying. Party of tolerance strikes once again!

#41 | Posted by humtake

So how do you explain the correlation between intelligence and trump support?

#43 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-13 02:25 PM | Reply

"So how do you explain the correlation between intelligence and trump support?"

Very easy answer and the fact you don't know is very telling. The correlation depends on which party you have accepted indoctrination from. If you are a Dem, then any Rep POTUS is dumb. If you are a Rep, then any Dem POTUS is dumb. Since you didn't know, I assume you are 13 so I'm here if you have any other questions.

#44 | Posted by humtake at 2024-03-13 02:26 PM | Reply

"So how do you explain the correlation between intelligence and trump support?"

#44 | Posted by humtake

It's not indoctrination. Stupider people and uneducated people are attracted to trump because they're unable to see that he's the world's most obvious con man. They lack the mental ability and historical knowledge to connect the dots that he's a russian stooge. They're too dumb to comprehend why the CHARACTER of the president counts. And their ignorance of history leaves them unable to see how their current politics mirror every fascist uprising throughout history.

#45 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-13 02:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Clambake tripped on his whataboutism.

#46 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-13 04:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Um, I might be the only one but I do recall the 45th President of the United States, and am wondering why he did nothing about all the fraud and waste he now talks about for entitlement programs during his administration. All the complaints about how bad various branches of the US Government are running, and Der Dotard expects the man on the street to think that while in office Dotard had everything spinning like a top, only to see it crash and burn for Diamond Joe. OK, then, 45 should point to specific action that Joe took to cause the problems now identified.

Put up or shut up time is here, Dotard...

#47 | Posted by catdog at 2024-03-13 05:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

He's not "floating" anything.
He's warning of us of what he will do if the House is in MAGA hands.

Vote accordingly.

#48 | Posted by e1g1 at 2024-03-13 06:07 PM | Reply