Plan was always to cut safety net

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised he would not cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.

Then came his One Big Beautiful Bill, which cut over $1 trillion from health programs — the largest rollback of federal support for health care in American history. Those cuts will result in an estimated 10 million people losing health coverage.

The legislation also slashed at least $120 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, reducing food assistance for low-income families.

Trump’s campaign promise about Medicare and Medicaid was a lie. But what about his promise not to cut Social Security benefits?

When Trump took office in January, he sent Elon Musk and DOGE (ironically and falsely named the Department of Government Efficiency) into the Social Security Administra