After his election, President Trump told NBC News that “we’re not touching Social Security,” other than to make it more efficient. But Elon Musk, has recently made comments critical of the program that are coming into conflict with Trump’s promise. - ThreadSky

nbcnews.com • 7 days ago

After his election, President Trump told NBC News that “we’re not touching Social Security,” other than to make it more efficient.

But Elon Musk, has recently made comments critical of the program that are coming into conflict with Trump’s promise.

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johnagalt.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ummm, really not going to touch? How will the US taxpayers be able to pay back our oh so powerful Oligarch for all he's done for us. Send Elon the $2.8 Trillion in our SSA retirement plan so he can add it to his $. 5 Trillion wealth.

gossage.bsky.social•7 days ago

You know Musk plans to cripple and raid Social Security and Medicare and Trump will let him.

trumpstenacity.bsky.social•7 days ago

If you locate and remove $15,000,000,000 of waste, fraud, overpayments to vendors, & theft from the Social Security Administration budget per year, can you still pay full benefits to seniors? Asked another way, can Republicans walk & chew gum at the same time? IRS. MAGA. DOGE. Barack Obama.

dvbee.bsky.social•7 days ago

Why aren't we seeing these headlines in the US media?

systematicrabbit.bsky.social•7 days ago

CAPITULATION. Fear of being cut from the news teat.

derwun.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump is a habitual liar! Elon says or does nothing without Trumps approval. Time to stop being naïve!

pensive-tm.bsky.social•7 days ago

Are you sure that’s not reversed? Musk bought the US Govt. and they threw in Trump for free.

jwshikes.bsky.social•7 days ago

Peoples actions speack louder than words

just-beingme.bsky.social•7 days ago

When are states going to step up and put an end to this crap. States are supposed to be more in control. Let states keep both their state and federal tax dollars and pay both their state and federal bills. I bet there will be huge cuts in federal spending. Way less waste happening.

craiggarver.bsky.social•7 days ago

In the meantime, we'll just play how can it go with Tesla.

varied-thrush.bsky.social•7 days ago

NBC is thrilled to report on every bit of chaos they helped to enable. This is the payoff they wanted.

sandi-j.bsky.social•7 days ago

He doesn't get out much anymore do you notice? Not without his tiny human shield. I mean, he's using older people and people who will rely on social security in years to come as collateral damage. Funny how he thinks people will care about his family when he doesn't care about anybody else's.

sandi-j.bsky.social•7 days ago

He's a scumbag of a dad.

choppenheimer878.bsky.social•7 days ago

He told NBC a lie as usual

bhbull.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump’s promise… jajajaja
Thanks for the laugh!

chacha79.bsky.social•7 days ago

I'm starting to think most Americans are idiots and deserve their new leaders

mz10012.bsky.social•7 days ago

Messing with Social Security would be an obvious way to stir up a civil war, which might be Musk/Trump intention.

missymissyprissy.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump is a liar. He is backing Elon all the way

twztedtale.bsky.social•7 days ago

Well, Trump does chronically lie so there is that!

If he says “ we’re not touching SS” we can surmise he’s going to decimate it!
🤷🏻‍♂️

ch5555-z.bsky.social•7 days ago

Why? Would anyone believe Donald j. Trump about anything anymore?

co201719.bsky.social•7 days ago

Seriously this guy needs to go!! He apparently doesn’t know what social security is!! Being rich I’m sure he’s never paid into it. Hardworking Americans have and are entitled to it when they retire. FElon Musk leave the WH NOW!!

nancygerlach.bsky.social•7 days ago

PUHLEEASE. He just went on record that FRANCE lets people retire too early??? He's on DRUGS, folks. Stop paying attention to him an figure out a way to get him OUT of our government, and preferably out of the United States.

trumpbootedout.bsky.social•7 days ago

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-plan-defund-social-security/

raw7020204.bsky.social•7 days ago

Drumpf's promise, really?

cdfrich99.bsky.social•7 days ago

Come on the man is a genius at consolidating agencies and saving taxpayers money. By fucking up Social security he will be combining homeless shelters and senior centers. How efficient is that? ✌️

cforsberg.bsky.social•7 days ago

Who's the real president?

Seems the unelected, unvetted, foreign-born criminal is running the show while Trump parties in Florida on our dime.

roxannakline.bsky.social•7 days ago

Maybe quick fix to this problem: get him the hell out of Washington! He is a nobody!

runningonempty1.bsky.social•7 days ago

The problem is you believe him.

ratlantica.bsky.social•7 days ago

Social Security is a pension system that Americans have paid into for retirement. It's not a Ponzi scheme, it's a pension. If he touches that -he should be arrested, that money belongs to Americans, not billionaires.

oconnellmark.bsky.social•7 days ago

y2khillbilly.bsky.social•7 days ago

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
SATURDAY, APRIL 5

multithinker.bsky.social•7 days ago

Looks like the fox is guarding the henhouse! Trump vowed to protect Social Security, yet here comes Musk with a wrecking ball. Billionaires trimming "waste" always seems to mean cutting from the poor, not their tax breaks. How convenient!

#SocialSecurity #ElonMusk #Trump

uwops.bsky.social•7 days ago

If we simply Nationalized Starlink, Tesla, and SpaceX, and seized Musk's illgotten taxpayer provided billions, we could fund the social security system for almost a year.

Why hasn't Musk thought of that? Rather than taking the earnings of retirees so he can build a Mars base for billionaires?

conscientiousice.bsky.social•7 days ago

Donald Trump's a professional conman

cclark557.bsky.social•7 days ago

Sometimes he says stuff before checking with the boss. He needs to ask musk before he makes these claims.

danp2078r.bsky.social•7 days ago

Well Trump said no retribution and yet here we are... They say a lot of crap

sinkerman.bsky.social•7 days ago

Do you realize that trump stole from his own charity? Anyone who would believe two words out of his mouth deserves to be shit on by this asshole

naturisthippy.bsky.social•7 days ago

They are committing the largest embezzlement heist in world history against the US Treasury & Social Security

The rich need that money more than you or I.

When they send America into the coming Republican Depression, I hope they have their Sadam Hussien hidey holes dug.

jmcrookston.bsky.social•7 days ago

They both lie about everything so assume the worst and they will cut it

amysadowsky.bsky.social•7 days ago

This isn’t really news @nbcnews.com but Trump lies. Just thought I’d mention as it seems relevant.

joeschmo999.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yes efficient, like the empty Dept of Education.

culpeperboy.bsky.social•7 days ago

NBC believes we should continue supporting theft

destroy2025now.bsky.social•7 days ago

Musk needs to be removed.

"He who acts to save his country from tyranny, domestic terrorism, Project 2025, and radical right wing criminals, violates no laws.”

hereticalnotions.bsky.social•7 days ago

It's been obvious from the start that Musk controls Trump, not the other way around.

mmmhmmm1.bsky.social•7 days ago

pokerbunny.bsky.social•7 days ago

They lied they're trying to privatize it.

rainsend.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump told Elon to shut up about what he's doing to SS. Not to stop, mind you. Just to stop talking about it.

koch25.bsky.social•7 days ago

The Social Security inspector general found that improper payments from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 totaled LESS THAN 1% of benefits paid over that time — and most of those were overpayments. IMO that's pretty damn good! Gutting Social Security is SCAM/GRIFT by a FELON & NAZI!

stephhhh328.bsky.social•7 days ago

I don’t believe a word he says.

djack111.bsky.social•7 days ago

I believe those comments have been clarified. Recycled news. Of course this is the same doctrine THEY used from 2021-2024. It was widely refuted by a majority. I guess the days of "Let's be a good sport" are long gone.

sunnydaaz.bsky.social•7 days ago

President Elon and The First Felon are bringing us down.

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