Chuck Schumer called on President Donald Trump to fire the acting director of the Social Security Administration. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
"Republicans are trying to kill Social Security from the inside – it is a cut by another name – and we won’t let that happen," Schumer said in another statement.
The press conference comes after Schumer feuded with Musk on social media. The Tesla founder reacted to Schumer's criticism of DOGE by suggesting the lawmaker was "getting a piece of the action with the government fraud."
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"Another Elon lie. He wants you to think anyone who dares to stand up to him is committing fraud, meanwhile he’s taking tens of billions from the government," Schumer declared in a post last week.
The Social Security Administration has begun moving some migrants on the terror watch list to an ineligible database.
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During a Senate speech, Schumer claimed that "Elon Musk is cutting Social Security benefits."
"When offices close down, when websites crash, when phone lines shut off, that's no different than cutting benefits," Schumer said.
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