Fact Check: Did Elon Musk Call Social Security 'The Big One to Eliminate'?
Multiple mainstream media outlets reported that Department of Government Efficient chief Elon Musk was eyeing Social Security as “the big one to eliminate.”
President Donald Trump said on multiple occasions during the campaign and since taking office that he will not cut Social Security or other entitlement programs, but he will seek to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.
Nonetheless, a CNN headline Tuesday proclaimed, “Elon Musk spotlights cost of federal entitlements amid fears of cuts to the programs.” Meanwhile, Bloomberg headlined, “Musk Says Entitlements ‘Big One’ to Cut in Trump’s DOGE Push” and Vanity Fair sounded the alarm, “Elon Musk Is Coming for Your Social Security.”
Biden Admin: “Entitlement programs contain $520 billion in waste and fraud.”
Elon Musk: “We must cut the $500 billion in waste and fraud from entitlement programs.”
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