As a retired American who relies on Social Security as a partial source of my income and Medicare for my health insurance, I don’t trust the MAGA political party to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Despite Donald Trump’s claims since 2016 that he won’t cut Social Security, each of his proposed budgets included cuts while in office. Trump is a consistent liar and appears to be in cognitive decline, so it’s difficult to predict what he will actually do to protect these necessary programs. The MAGA/RNC platform includes a statement about protecting Social Security and Medicare but excludes Medicaid, a program that serves over 80 million Americans. This exclusion aligns with the Project 2025 goal of eliminating Medicaid.
Despite the looming funding issue, Project 2025 says little about Social Security but has much to say about Medicare. It proposes that the private insurance option, Medicare Advantage, become the preferred program.
In the last month of his presidency, Trump pardoned multiple convicted health executives who stole billions of dollars from the Medicare program and, in several cases, endangered the health and safety of seniors. Trump and his MAGA sycophants cannot be trusted to protect the programs that serve almost 150 million Americans.
