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Democrats have campaigned for years on claims that Republicans wouldcut Social Security. Now the Trump administration’s push to downsize the Social Security Administration hashanded them new ammunition, complicating the GOP’s efforts to steer clear of a politically popular program that some call the “third rail” of American politics.
With Social Security lumbering toward insolvency and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s eagle-eyed focus on the agency, some program proponents are worried it’s on the path to privatization.
As U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary leader of the Social Security Administration threatened to shut down the agency over an unfavorable court ruling on Friday, the billionaire commerce secretary came under fire for suggesting that only "fraudsters" will complain if they don't get their earned benefits.
