President Donald Trump has insisted that he will not cut Social Security ... former government officials and advocacy groups have raised issues with Trump's handling of the Social Security Administration (SSA), which is responsible for paying benefits.

Calling its workforce “bloated,” the Social Security Administration announced Friday plans to slash about 7,000 jobs, or roughly 12% of its staff. The potential cuts are part of a larger reorganization at the agency in line with the Trump administration’s drive to downsize the federal government.

USAID has been one of the biggest targets of a broad campaign by Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to slash the size of the federal government. Workers cleared their desks at USAID's now-closed Washington headquarters on Thursday.

Trump official calls Social Security ‘wrong’ as administration lays groundwork for massive cuts - The president and his allies are justifying cuts on allegations of ‘waste’ to pay for his tax plan

A CNN panel tackled Elon Musk, the world's richest man, signaling on a broadly popular podcast that Donald Trump's administration might disrupt Social Security payments. The president's billionaire benefactor and top adviser appeared Friday on Joe Rogan's podcast,