The White House released a statement Tuesday saying the Trump administration will not cut Social Security or Medicare after presidential adviser Elon Musk commented on cuts to entitlement programs.
On Monday, Musk spoke with Fox News about the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and said that most government spending is on entitlements, prompting media outlets to speculate that he plans to cut Social Security and Medicare.
“So, the waste and fraud in entitlement spending, which is most of the federal spending, is entitlements. So, that’s, like, the big one to eliminate,” Musk told Larry Kudlow in the Fox interview, adding that such cuts could create over $600 billion in annual savings….
White House Says Trump Won’t Cut Social Security, Medicare Following Musk Interview
