President Joe Biden said he has caught former President Donald Trump admitting that he wants to cut Social Security and Medicare. The Trump campaign said, in context, Trump was talking about cutting waste and fraud in those programs – not benefits.
Issues: medicare
Biden Spins the Facts in Campaign Speech
Q&A on the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Dueling Ads: Trump and DeSantis on Social Security and Medicare
The Facts on Sen. Scott’s Claim That Biden Is a ‘Tax Cheat’
FactChecking the State of the Union
The Whoppers of 2022
Major Themes of the Midterms
Voters are about to get a respite from the political attack-ad onslaught: Election Day is tomorrow. That means no more messages from Democrats attacking Republicans over abortion rights or the future of Medicare; no more Republicans blaming Democrats for inflation or crime. At least for a little while.
Social Security Increase Due to Inflation, Not Presidential Action
Fabricated Screenshot Misrepresents GOP’s ‘Commitment to America’
House Republicans unveiled a list of policy goals called the “Commitment to America” in September. But a fabricated screenshot purporting to show the agenda has been circulating on social media. None of the items included in the image come from the agenda — although some echo proposals made by the conservative Republican Study Committee.