GOP Candidates Clash Over Social Security
DeSantis Criticizes Haley's Proposal to Raise Retirement Age, Trump Attacks Haley's Reform Plans
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has recently shown support for Social Security, criticizing GOP rival Nikki Haley for proposing to raise the retirement age.
- DeSantis has suggested that some claimants might be defrauding the program with 'fake' disability claims.
- DeSantis has previously supported making cuts to Social Security for younger Americans and has backed plans to privatize the program.
- Former President Donald Trump has released an ad attacking Haley's Social Security reform plans, positioning himself as a protector of the program.
- Haley has proposed raising the retirement age for future generations, a move that has won her support from some Republican donors.