Overview

• Former President Joe Biden delivered his first major speech since leaving office, denouncing the Trump administration's Social Security reforms as destructive and harmful to beneficiaries.
• Biden highlighted the elimination of 7,000 SSA jobs and the halving of its technology division, linking these cuts to service disruptions such as portal outages and erroneous benefit termination notices.
• The Trump administration, with Elon Musk heading the Department of Government Efficiency, defends the reforms as necessary to reduce waste and fraud without cutting benefits.
• Democrats nationwide organized a 'Social Security Day of Action' to amplify criticism of the reforms, which they argue jeopardize the program's stability and accessibility.
• President Trump responded to Biden’s speech on Truth Social, dismissing the criticism and emphasizing his administration's commitment to combating fraud and ensuring benefits remain intact.