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In one of his first public appearances since leaving the White House
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former President Joe Biden admonished the Trump administration's efforts for what he believes
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are impending cuts to Social Security. During his speech at the National Conference of Advocates
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Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago on Tuesday, Biden said the Trump White House has inflicted breathtaking and devastating damage to the program
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Why are these guys taking aim in Social Security now? Well, they're following that old line from tech startups
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The quote is, move fast, break things. They're certainly breaking things. They're shooting first and aiming later
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As a result, the result is a lot of needless pain and sleepless nights
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My friend Governor O knows what they really up to He says and I love his quote They want to wreck it so they can rob it They want to wreck it so they can rob it Why do they want to rob it In order to deliver huge tax cuts to billionaires
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and big corporations and keep it going. They want to make permanent the 2017 tax cuts, which
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overwhelmingly benefits the wealthiest Americans and the biggest corporations. The former president's comments come as Democrats have criticized President Trump's leadership over Social Security, which provides benefits to more than 70 million Americans
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The Social Security Administration responded to Biden's remarks on X, saying former President Joe Biden is lying to Americans
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President Trump has repeatedly promised to protect Social Security and ensure higher take home pay for seniors by ending taxation on Social Security benefits
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The Trump administration also accuses Biden of making illegal payments to millions of undocumented migrants
