President Biden rallied a crowd in Milwaukee Wednesday by citing former President Trump’s recent remarks suggesting he’s open to cuts to Medicare and Social Security. “Just this week, Donald Trump said cuts to Social Security and Medicare are on the table. When asked if he’d change his position, he said quote, there’s a lot we can do in terms of cutting, tremendous amount of things we can do. End of quote,” Biden said.
Quick Read
- President Biden criticized former President Trump’s recent openness to cuts in Medicare and Social Security during a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, emphasizing his commitment to protecting these programs.
- Trump’s comments on potential cuts to entitlement programs were made in an interview with CNBC, where he mentioned the possibility of cutting and managing entitlements due to theft and bad management.
- Biden, contrasting himself with Trump, pledged not to cut Social Security or Medicare and instead focus on making the wealthy pay their fair share.
- In addition to addressing Trump’s remarks, Biden criticized Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson for his previous characterization of Social Security as a “legal Ponzi scheme.”
- The Biden campaign is actively highlighting Trump’s statements on entitlement cuts through advertisements and a series of press conferences in battleground states, aiming to emphasize the importance of protecting Social Security and Medicare.
- Biden reiterated his commitment to safeguarding entitlement programs during his recent State of the Union address, warning against any efforts to cut these programs or raise the retirement age.
- The visit to Milwaukee also included the announcement of $3.3 billion in new funding for infrastructure projects, part of Biden’s efforts to reconnect communities and improve infrastructure across the nation.
The Associated Press has the story:
Biden rallies crowd by citing Trump’s remarks on Social Security cuts
Newslooks- Milwaukee- Wisconsin (AP)
President Biden rallied a crowd in Milwaukee Wednesday by citing former President Trump’s recent remarks suggesting he’s open to cuts to Medicare and Social Security. “Just this week, Donald Trump said cuts to Social Security and Medicare are on the table. When asked if he’d change his position, he said quote, there’s a lot we can do in terms of cutting, tremendous amount of things we can do. End of quote,” Biden said.
“I want to assure you, I will never allow it to happen,” he added during a visit to the critical swing state of Wisconsin.
The Biden campaign has launched a full effort to highlight Trump’s comment to CNBC this week.
“First of all, there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting and in term of also the theft and the bad management of entitlements,” Trump told CNBC.
Biden vowed Wednesday to protect the entitlement programs.
“I won’t cut Social Security; I will not cut Medicare. Instead of cutting Social Security and Medicare to give tax breaks to the super wealthy, I’m going to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare to make the wealthy begin to pay their fair share,” Biden said.
He also bashed Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson (R) while in his home state, hitting him for calling Social Security a “legal Ponzi scheme” during a radio show last year.
“Did you ever think you’d hear anybody say that? A Ponzi scheme? Give me a break,” Biden said.
The Biden campaign promptly dropped an ad with Trump’s comments and then launched an effort in battleground states to hold more than a dozen press conferences before Friday, all focused on entitlement programs, the campaign first told The Hill.
Biden has said he will protect entitlement programs and reiterated his vow to prevent cuts to them during his State of the Union address last week.
“Many of my friends on the other side of the aisle want to put Social Security on the chopping block,” Biden said in the address. “If anyone here tries to cut Social Security or Medicare or raise the retirement age, I will stop you.”
Biden’s trip to Milwaukee is part of his travel to swing states following the State of the Union. While there, he announced $3.3 billion in new funding for infrastructure projects to reconnect communities, including $36 million for Milwaukee’s Sixth Street Complete Streets Project.
