Schumer calls for Social Security chief to resign as Democrats attack DOGE cuts: ‘Hatchet man’

Published April 15, 2025 5:16pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Leland Dudek to resign, accusing the Trump administration of using him to “hurt seniors.” 

Democrats spearheaded a national focus on social security Tuesday. Schumer declared a “Social Security Day of Action” during a press conference in New York, and former President Joe Biden planned a speech on the federal retirement program later Tuesday. President Donald Trump moved to sign a memorandum aimed at cracking down on Social Security fraud the same day.

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