Musk’s Attack on Social Security Takes Ugly Turn With New Leak Stunner

As President Trump’s administration gears up to cut Social Security, The Washington Post reports that a top official at the Social Security Administration privately admitted that Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is in charge of the cutting. In a startling concession, the official also allowed that DOGE will “make mistakes,” and expressed serious misgivings about what’s happening. Musk’s role in ransacking Social Security is alarming, and cuts to Social Security historically face major political blowback. So, do Trump’s political team and the GOP really believe turning over Social Security to Musk’s marauders is a good idea? Do they think their disinformation powers are so formidable that they can overcome this too? We talked to Tracey Gronniger, a managing director with the advocacy group Justice in Aging, who explains why these cuts could be so damaging—and how bad the political backlash is likely to get. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.