TELL THE U.S. SENATE: Elon Musk went on Fox News to continue spreading lies about Social Security. He outright said it was the big program to “eliminate.” Musk and DOGE present an imminent threat to Social Security benefits.

Sign the petition: Don’t let Musk destroy Social Security — block DOGE now!

On Fox Business News, Elon Musk spread more propaganda to undermine Social Security and said it was the big program to “eliminate.”1

Musk and DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) are running their playbook to gut Social Security. If DOGE receives support in the Senate, Musk will be free to destroy the program tens of millions Americans rely on for income.

The Senate can stop the Republican budget and force Musk to the negotiating table.

While Musk spreads lies about so-called fraud in Social Security, DOGE is firing employees at the Social Security Administration (SSA), closing local Social Security offices, and threatening the benefits that millions of people rely on to survive.2

“At this rate, they will break it. And they will break it fast, and there will be an interruption of benefits,” said Martin O’Malley, President Biden’s Social Security commissioner.3 And an interruption in benefits would be just the start of Musk and Trump’s efforts to destroy this critical program.

The U.S. Senate can’t simply empower DOGE because Trump and Musk say it’s what they want.

Sign the petition: Defend Social Security and our government against Musk and DOGE!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. Associated Press, “Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud,” March 10, 2025.
  2. ProPublica, “Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In,” February 22, 2025.
  3. Washington Post, “Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data,” February 17, 2025.

 

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