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Donald Trump: “You know, Paul Ryan wants to knock out Social Security, knock it down, way down. He wants to knock Medicare way down.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
You know, Paul Ryan wants to knock out Social Security, knock it down, way down. He wants to knock Medicare way down.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump accused Paul Ryan of wanting to cut social security and Medicare significantly.

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