TELL CONGRESS: Trump 2.0 is taking unprecedented steps to destroy Social Security. Republicans planted a backdoor to privatizing Social Security in Trump's big ugly budget. The admin's attacks on the program have hobbled its basic functions, while 61% of beneficiaries say they wouldn't survive without their monthly checks. Sign the petition: Block Trump's scheme to destroy Social Security.

The Trump administration’s vicious attacks on Social Security threaten its very existence. The chief data officer at the Social Security Administration (SSA) just reported that DOGE uploaded Social Security data to a cloud account that could expose the sensitive information of 300 million people, including health diagnoses, income, banking information, familial relationships and personal biographic data.1

And after months of slashing funding and staff at the SSA, the White House now admits that Trump’s big budget law includes a “backdoor way for privatizing Social Security.”2

Trump’s cuts, firings, incompetence, and destructiveness could shatter Social Security — a program that 61% of people who receive benefits said that they could not survive without.3 Congress must do everything in their power to protect, restore, and fully fund Social Security.

Sign the petition: Don’t let Trump slash, privatize, and destroy Social Security!

Trump claimed over and over again that he wouldn’t touch Social Security. But his big ugly budget not only slashed Medicaid and handed tax breaks to billionaires — it also set in motion a plan to undermine Social Security.

His administration has even politicized the SSA. After the budget law passed, the SSA sent an email to beneficiaries with misleading information about taxes in order to celebrate Trump’s legislation.4

Head of the SSA under President Biden, Martin O’Malley, warned that the program is on the brink of collapse after Trump and DOGE’s cuts.5

The rapid dismantling of Social Security calls for the urgent attention of our lawmakers. Congress must take a stand to save our most critical benefits program before the Trump administration dismantles it.

Sign the petition: Urge Congress to move quickly to save Social Security!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the Demand Progress team

Sources:

  1. AP, "After Trump’s DOGE action, 300 million people’s Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says,” August 26, 2025.
  2. Common Dreams, "Bessent Admits Trump Tax Scam Offers 'Backdoor for Privatizing Social Security',” July 30, 2025.
  3. Investopedia, "More Than 60% Wouldn't 'Survive Financially' If Social Security Benefits Are Cut,” August 25, 2025.
  4. NPR, "What Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security,” July 11, 2025.
  5. Democracy Now, "Former Social Security Chief Martin O’Malley Warns of “Collapse of the Entire System” Under Trump,” April 28, 2025.

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