A group of Senate Democrats slammed President Trump’s Social Security chief after he walked back comments made about possibly raising the country’s retirement age, seeking insight on the administration's position in a Tuesday letter to the White House.

“If the Social Security retirement age is increased under your watch, you would be breaking your repeated promises to protect and preserve Americans’ benefits,” the lawmakers wrote.

In the letter, first obtained by The Hill, Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Jackie Rosen (Nev.) Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) and Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) pressed the White House to clarify the administration's position on program benefits.

Earlier this month, Social Security Adminis

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