During his campaign, President Trump wrote on social media, "Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security." He has doubled down on that promise since the election. In February, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump would implement the "largest tax cut in history," including the elimination of taxes on Social Security.

Social Security has long been in a fraught position. Here are three things President Donald Trump has discussed that would affect the program.

Social Security, the mainstay retirement program for millions of Americans, faces a financial countdown toward insolvency within the next decade. Questions swirl over whether policies introduced

The Trump administration is on course to undermine Social Security, one of the most vital public programs the federal government administers, warned former Social Security Administration director Martin O'Malley to The Bulwark's Joe Perticone.

President Donald Trump announced during his speech to Congress that his administration is looking into the "incompetence" of the Social Security with millions over the age of 100 allegedly getting benefits.

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In recent years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has been at the center of controversy, with allegations of fraud and inefficiency. Former President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk have both made bold claims about the system,

Trump reportedly cut about 7,000 jobs from the Social Security Administration and claimed during a March 4 address to Congress that his administration found "shocking levels of incompetence and probable fraud.

Whether you're a senior on Social Security or a worker paying into the program, the thought of rampant benefit fraud is a scary one. Social Security is already struggling financially, and no one wants to see that money stolen by thieves.