Chris LaCivita, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, insists that Elon Musk will not cut Social Security in his pursuit to limit government because Musk is “not president” and therefore “doesn’t get to make those decisions.

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President Trump has proposed multiple tax cuts. He wants to permanently extend the temporary corporate tax cuts implemented in 2017. During his presidential campaign, he pledged to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security retirement benefits, overtime pay, and tips.

A combination of staff cuts, office closures, and outdated systems could lead to significant frustration for Social Security recipients and future benefits.

The two maintain that they won’t attack the program, but their repeated claims of rampant fraud serve a strategic purpose.

DOGE has estimated that Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and other entitlement programs generate trillions of dollars in waste every year. Elon Musk said that this made entitlement programs the "big one" to cut, sending media into a frenzy.

The news was quickly picked up and shared in other news outlets and on social media, and Snopes readers searched the site to find out if it was true.

President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits sounds simple: cut taxes so older adults keep more of their money. However, the plan is controversial because

Millions of Americans rely on Social Security as their sole income source, highlighting the dire consequences of any potential delays or disruptions in payments. As experts and lawmakers voice concerns,