Dear Friend,

Social Security is one of the most popular social programs in U.S.
history.

In poll after poll, 70 to 80 percent of Americans oppose cuts to Medicare
or Social Security.^1 That includes the majority of Republicans,
Democrats, Independents, men, women . . . everyone.

But last month, Donald Trump told the billionaire global elites in Davos
that he would cut Social Security. And then he actually did it, releasing
a budget that slashes more than a trillion dollars from Medicare and
Social Security.

You'd think that it would have been front page news.^2 There's only one
problem: the mainstream media has almost TOTALLY ignored Trump's attack on
Social Security.

We need to draw public attention to this NOW to stop the president in his
tracks, but it'll require a significant investment of resources to break
through the media blackout.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate to help stop Trump's trillion-dollar cuts to Social
Security, Medicare, and Medicaid?

Just before the White House released Trump's latest budget, Trump tweeted,
“We will not be touching your Social Security or Medicare.”^3

But as usual, he lied. The truth is that the White House budget takes $750
million out of Medicare, along with a trillion dollars more from Medicaid
and the Children's Health Insurance Program.^4 Furthermore, the budget
takes a $76 million bite out of Social Security disability benefits.^5

Trump is lying because he knows just how politically damaging it is to
threaten Social Security and Medicare, as three-quarters of Americans are
against cuts.^6

Trump should be facing a major public backlash, but the media is ignoring
this bombshell, distracted by everything from the coronavirus to Michael
Bloomberg to Donald Trump's celebrity pardons.

Demand Progress is driving constituents to their representatives to fight
back against these harmful budget cuts. Will you donate?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I’ll donate to stop Trump from gutting Social Security and
Medicare.

Thanks for standing with us.

Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress

[ [link removed] ]DONATE

Sources:

1. National Memo, "Poll: Huge Majorities Reject Trump’s Medicare And
Medicaid Cuts," [ [link removed] ]March 15, 2019; Pew Research Center, "Retirement,
Social Security and long-term care," [ [link removed] ]March 21, 2019
2. NBC News, "Trump's election year budget proposal slashes Medicaid,
other social safety nets," [ [link removed] ]February 10, 2020
3. Twitter, "Trump: We will not be touching your Social Security or
Medicare in Fiscal 2021 Budget.," [ [link removed] ]February 8, 2020
4. NBC News, "Trump's election year budget proposal slashes Medicaid,
other social safety nets," [ [link removed] ]February 10, 2020
5. USA Today, "Social Security: Here’s what Trump’s proposed budget could
mean for your benefits," [ [link removed] ]February 12, 2020
6. National Memo, "Poll: Huge Majorities Reject Trump’s Medicare And
Medicaid Cuts," [ [link removed] ]March 15, 2019
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