John,

Donald Trump is taking out of both sides of his mouth on Social Security. In public, he claims he will protect it, but he keeps giving interviews where he promises to cut it. Social Security Works is fighting back. Chip in to join the fight!

More on Trump's latest offense below.

Thanks,

Social Security Works Team

John,

It happened again. Donald Trump, giving a Town Hall on Fox News last night, promised to cut Social Security and Medicare if re-elected.¹ But this time, there was a new wrinkle:

FOX NEWS HOST: “If you don’t cut something in entitlements, you’ll never--”

TRUMP: “Oh, we’ll be cutting, but we’ll also have growth like we’ve never had before.”

This isn’t the first time Trump has called for cuts. But every time he does, Social Security Works members pitch in and fight back! Chip in $7 today to stop Trump’s cuts!

Republicans like to frame their calls for cuts to our earned benefits as a necessary sacrifice. Trump, in his comments here, contradicts that story by calling for cuts in the context of economic growth. Cutting Social Security and Medicare isn’t something Republicans regret, but something they relish.

Last night’s remarks drew a strong contrast to his 2016 campaign, when Trump said that his policies would make us so rich that our earned benefits would be fully funded well into the future. Now, he’s saying that even in his rosiest economic scenario, he’ll take an axe to our earned benefits.

Here’s the truth: Wall Street and their allies in the Republican Party have been trying to destroy Social Security for the last 84 years. Having failed to persuade the American people to accept cuts, they’ve waged a 30-year messaging campaign that cuts are inevitable. Donald Trump is just the latest avatar of this strategy.

The bottom line is, Wall Street sees Social Security’s $2.9 trillion trust fund invested securely in US treasuries, and they want their hands on it. They want to collect fees and gamble our money on the stock market, sure that another crash will never come.

We won’t let that happen. Together, we’ll stop Trump and his Republican campaign to destroy Social Security and Medicare. Chip in $7 today to fight back!

Every year of his presidency, Trump’s budget proposals have called for billions in cuts to Social Security, and trillions in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Thanks to your tireless advocacy, those budgets are not close to being enacted―but we must remain vigilant!

Thank you,

Michael Phelan
Social Security Works