The GOP brain trust has accepted the claim that Social Security is rife with fraud without devoting a moment’s thought to it. House Speaker Mike Johnson absurdly claimed Sunday on “Meet the Press” that Musk’s “algorithms crawling through the data” are “finding enormous amounts of waste, fraud and abuse.”

Key Points President Trump wants to eliminate taxes on Social Security. His plan has a major flaw that needs to be accounted for. It’s unclear as to whether his idea will get broad lawmaker support. Are you ahead,

Social Security has long been in a fraught position. The program will need to reduce benefits in 10 years if Congress doesn't make changes to shore up its finances. Although it's still early, let's take a look three things President Trump has discussed that would affect Social Security.

On Friday, as Elon Musk was calling Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time,” the Social Security Administration announced 7,000 job cuts and a restructuring plan that will cripple the agency’s ability to serve the more than 70 million people who receive benefits each month.

Key Points As part of his campaign, Trump pledged to get rid of taxes on Social Security benefits. Eliminating those taxes takes critical revenue away from the program. Social Security is at risk of cuts as it is,

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to end federal taxation of Social Security retirement benefits.

The world's richest man argued that the retirement and disability benefit system poses a significant financial risk to America's future.

Sen. Chuck Schumer warned that social security is "under attack" by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, raising alarm over cuts to the program's workforce. "Trump and Musk have decided to attack the bedrock of America's social safety net,