Has
Donald Trump made Medicare and Social Security stronger?
Nope
President
Donald Trump responds to reporters' questions during an
event in the White House on Wednesday.
(AP
Photo/Susan Walsh)
President
Donald Trump is fighting against an image of White House chaos and
staff subterfuge, captured this week both in a new book by the Washington
Post's Bob Woodward and an anonymous op-ed in the New York Times.
Trump's
counterargument is his administration isn't getting enough credit for his
accomplishments, like shoring up Medicare and Social Security.
"We’re
saving Medicare,"
Trump
said.
"The
Democrats want to destroy Medicare.
If you
look at what they’re doing,
they’re going to destroy Medicare.
they’re going to destroy Medicare.
And we
will save it.
We
will keep it going. We’re making it stronger.
We’re
making Social Security stronger.
We’re
making our whole country stronger.
So all
you have to do is look at the achievements."
Because of Trump's tax cuts,
Medicare and Social Security
are actually weaker than they were
before Trump took action.