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Donald Trump: “The good thing about Social Security and what I read is if you take all of those numbers off because they're obviously…”

On the recordFebruary 18, 2025
The good thing about Social Security and what I read is if you take all of those numbers off because they're obviously fraudulent or incompetent... all of a sudden we have a very powerful Social Security with people 80 and 70 and 90 but not 200 [years old].
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump claims Social Security has fraud issues, suggesting many over 100 are receiving benefits.

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