{"id":60547,"date":"2024-03-11T13:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=60547"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:19:13","slug":"maga-make-americans-golden-years-awful-trump-advocates-cutting-social-security-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=60547","title":{"rendered":"MAGA: Make American’s Golden-Years Awful – Trump Advocates Cutting Social Security – Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

The debate over entitlements has a long history that reveals one of the most defining differences between the Democratic and Republican parties. Democrats were responsible for implementing broadly popular programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. And they still support them. Most Republicans staunchly opposed them from the beginning, and still seek to diminish or terminate them.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump has been all over the map on this issue, generally based on whether his variable positions benefit him at the time. More often than not he has sided with right-wingers who are against these programs. But occasionally – when it suits his interests – he will claim to be a supporter.<\/p>\n

For instance, Trump criticized Ron DeSantis for proposing cuts to entitlements. Even though they were some of the very same cuts that Trump has proposed. To be clear, Trump was not supporting entitlements. He was attacking DeSantis. And his opposition goes all the way back to his first campaign…<\/p>\n

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On Monday morning Trump was interviewed by rightist shill, Joe Kernan, on CNBC. Kernan raised the subject of entitlements with a blatantly leading question and attempted to get a coherent response from Trump. Which is always a loser’s mission. The exchange confirmed Trump’s commitment to undermining the programs that ensure quality of life for America’s seniors.<\/p>\n

Kernan:<\/strong> Have you changed your outlook on how to handle entitlements? Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. It seems like something has to be done. Or else we’re gonna be stuck at 120% of debt to GDP forever.
\nTrump:<\/strong> So first of all, there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting. And in terms of, also, the theft and bad management of entitlements. Tremendous bad management of entitlements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Trump on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning: "There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements in terms of cutting." pic.twitter.com\/VkHXK9p4Er<\/a><\/p>\n

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