The comments Elon Musk made beside President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday suggest that he’s lining up his next government waste target: Social Security, the nation’s largest retirement beneficiary program.
The Department of Government Efficiency has already taken steps to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. However, on the campaign trail, both Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly vowed to strengthen the popular retirement program for senior citizens.
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