The Trump administration is touting its improvements to Social Security on the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act of 1935, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Getty Images)
During Trump's second term, Democrats have slammed his approach to helping improve the program, arguing cuts to the Social Security Administration's workforce and provisions in the Republican's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will negatively impact the critical program. However, the administration is fighting back at those notions, pointing to technological improvements, lower customer service wait times, and disability claim backlogs that have been cleared.
"While Democrats flail and peddle lies about Social Security, President Trump is demonstrating his unbreakable commitment to protecting and strengthening this vital program for the nearly 72 million Americans who benefit from it," White House spokesperson Liz Huston said.
"By massively improving the customer service experience through technological improvements, preventing illegal aliens from accessing benefits, and delivering no taxes on Social Security through the One Big Beautiful Bill – President Trump has Made Social Security Great Again."
Trump's critics have suggested he is damaging the program, but according to the administration, things have drastically improved. A source in the administration told Fox News Digital that the administration completed over 3.1 million payments ahead of schedule thus far, totaling $17 billion, to eligible beneficiaries.
Trump said in his Thursday proclamation that the "vast majority" of seniors will pay zero taxes on their social security benefits as a result of provisions passed in last month's Republican spending package. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)
Trump also expressed that his administration is actively working to root out fraud, waste and abuse in the system, including the longstanding issue of improper and fraudulent payments to deceased individuals.
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"On this 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act, we recognize the countless contributions of every American senior who has invested their time, talent, and resources into our Nation’s future," Trump writes in his proclamation.
"On this momentous milestone, we recommit to strengthening our retirement system, protecting programs like Social Security and Medicare against fraud and abuse, and ensuring that every future generation of American citizens has the income security they need and earned."
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