Social Security, Elon Musk and Trump administration

DOGE Pushes Social Security Administration to Cut Off Phone Service: Report
SSA officials are weighing eliminating telephone support for claims processing and direct-deposit account transactions.
Musk Hints Entitlements Like Social Security Are DOGE’s Next Target
The DOGE edgelord has views on popular entitlement programs that no politician could embrace without fear of extinction.
What Elon Musk said about fixing Social Security amid claims Trump administration is 'gutting it'
The White House is trying to calm concerns about the future of Social Security amid Elon Musk's latest comments and critics warning the Trump administration is 'gutting it.'
Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service
Agency considers ending phone program that helps with claims processing and is used by millions of elderly and disabled Americans.
Elon Musk Targets Social Security and Benefits for Cuts, Claiming Widespread Fraud
Musk, the tech billionaire advising Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to be cut.
Social Security Administration weighs cutting phone support for claims, deposits: report
Sources said the agency would direct seniors and disabled individuals to online services and in-person field offices.
US Social Security weighs phone service cuts, report says
The U.S. Social Security Administration is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for and access their earned government benefits,
DOGE Is Pressuring Social Security to Make Another Massive Cut
The Social Security Administration might slash the telephone service that millions of retired and disabled Americans use to apply for and access their earned benefits. The Washington Post reports that the Department of Government Efficiency is pressuring the agency to root out alleged fraud,
‘I’m the Villain’: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
Dudek’s comments, delivered to a group of senior staff and Social Security advocates attending both in person and virtually, offer an extraordinary window into the thinking of a top agency official in ...
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Next on Musk’s DOGE chopping block: Social Security, Medicaid, other federal benefit programs
The head of DOGE told Fox Business that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed be cut from federal benefit programs.
Musk muddies Trump’s messaging on Social Security and Medicare
The popular entitlement programs came with a warning label from Republican senators not to slash benefits as Democrats look ...
Social Security Insiders Warn Trump and Musk Could Break the Program
Former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley and agency employees say DOGE’s intrusion could mean ...
White House says Musk cuts to Social Security and Medicare won’t affect benefits
Officials on Tuesday reiterated allegations of "waste and fraud" in entitlement programs as the administration said that no ...
Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team
DOGE officials also put millions of taxpayers’ private data at risk and refused to say why they needed access to it, the official says.
‘They are trying to break it’: Elon Musk’s Social Security changes putting payments at risk
Martin O’Malley former Governor of Maryland joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the work being done by ...
Elon Musk believes DOGE will reach goal of $1 trillion in savings
Musk said in a FOX Business interview that DOGE's cost-cutting efforts will reach $1 trillion in savings "unless we're ...