Trump tells Fox News he's going after Social Security and Medicare: 'We'll be cutting'

[CatWoman]

At a town hall meeting on Fox News Thursday, President Donald Trump acknowledged that his administration intends to cut Social Security and Medicare.

“We — when these trade deals kick in, you know this economy is the best economy we’ve ever had. It’s nothing to what it’s going to be when the trade deals kick in,” said Trump.

“But if you don’t cut something in entitlements, you’ll never really deal with that,” said the questioner.

“We’ll be cutting, but we’re also going to have growth like you’ve never had before,” said Trump.

The president campaigned on protecting Social Security and Medicare in 2016. However, he has never shown any particular interest in doing so.

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[emmaverybo]

1. This is who Bernie should go after. He will do it.

[Hortensis]

8. Unfortunately, Sanders virtually always uses these opportunities

to make false equalizations between Democrats and Republicans. Expect him to dishonestly infer that Biden and Trump are similarly callously uncaring and hurtful to recipients. The usual.

Of course we all know that for 50 years Biden has been a strong protector of Social Security and its recipients and that nothing could be less true. But not everyone does, and those are the ones whose trust in Democrats Sanders is attempting to destroy. And every time he succeeds is a gift to Trump.

We should always hope Sanders makes a genuine attempt to defend Social Security instead of weaponizing Trump's attack to use against Biden, and maybe this time that'll be the case, but no one should be surprised or disappointed if he doesn't come through.

[emmaverybo]

22. I am seeing exactly what you say/describe so well.

[texasfiddler]

2. How does this keep older voters?

I guess he figures he didn’t lose the farmers after the tariffs. I don’t think this is a winning strategy

[Under The Radar]

7. That will effect as much as 36% in the rural south

[struggle4progress]

12. "I voted for him, then he cut my Social Security! I didn't know he would cut MY Social Security!

He was supposed to cut everybody else's Social Security!"

[Mariana]

13. Older voters know that any cuts will only affect younger people.

You can be sure that the Republicans won't fuck over their most loyal and dependable voters.

[uponit7771]

15. Fauk News will tell older MAGA Voters Trump was talking about his hair and they'll believe them

[misanthrope]

17. He's counting on them contracting COVID-19 before November

which he will then blame on Obama.

[Maru Kitteh]

21. They don't think he means WHITE people's social security.

They don't think he means them.

Simple.

[leftstreet]

24. +1

[safeinOhio]

3. Then will even be more money

for tax breaks for his friends.

[bullwinkle428]

4. If Democrats fail to take advantage of these remarks they way we did in 2012 with Mitt

Romney and the "47% takers" comments, then I see our chances of victory in 2020 slipping away.

Also - "growth like we've never had before". Translation : "The filthy rich will get even filthier and richer, and fuck everyone else!!"

[uponit7771]

16. +1

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. Does he ever actually say the words "social security" or "medicare"? If not,

his worshipers will never believe that is what he means. They are NOT that smart.

[Initech]

6. Get the Coronavirus? Too bad, you won't get insurance for it.

Fuck you, you're on your own. Argh, I hate this administration.

[alterfurz]

9. "He tells it like it is!"

[EndlessWire]

20. LOL! n/t

[dhill926]

10. please proceed fuckstick....

your drooling minions won't care even though it affects them...but everyone else will...

[Poiuyt]

11. Sounds like there are some opportunities here for campaign adds.

[Under The Radar]

14. What is it about Republicans that make them feel

That a “booming” economy helps the disabled and elderly to where they can cut benefits?
Do they not have disabled and elderly family members?

[dalton99a]

18. Bloomberg, put that in the TV ad

[sinkingfeeling]

19. So, basically changing the name of a trade agreement makes it a magic revenue

generator.

[Hotler]

23. Why are we not in the streets by the millions Hong Kong style????