Don’t take it from us – GOP Rep. Ralph Norman just confirmed that Republicans are coming after Social Security next as part of the Trump administration’s plans to rip away benefits and raise costs on working families:

Rep. Ralph Norman: “This is just the first agency. And we’ve got many more to come, like Social Security.”

REMINDER: Donald Trump laid out his extreme Project 2025 agenda for his second term, sharing his “concepts of a plan” to put Social Security at risk and raise costs for hard working Americans. 

Kristen Welker: “You’ve tapped Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, to head up this department of government efficiency-”

Trump: “Correct.”

Welker: “-which proposes cuts to the federal government. I think a lot of people hear that and get concerned about Medicare and Social Security.”

Trump: “Not going to have anything to do–”

Welker: “-and defense spending. You won’t touch Medicare, Social Security–”

Trump: “We are talking about- we are talking about theft, abuse, fraud.  I said, no, we’re not talking Social Security, other than we might make it more efficient, but the people will get what they get.”

And Trump has a record of trying to gut Social Security every year in office – pledging cuts in a second term. 

Washington Post: “Trump proposals could drain Social Security in 6 years, budget group says”

Washington Post: “His avowed stance, however, is at odds with Trump’s own record as president: Each of his White House budget proposals included cuts to Social Security and Medicare programs.”

Vox: “Trump said he wouldn’t cut Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare. His 2020 budget cuts all 3.”

National Review: “Speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump was asked whether he would cut entitlements at some point. ‘Will entitlements ever be on your plate?’ asked interviewer Joe Kernen. ‘At some point they will be,’ Trump responded. ‘At the right time, we will take a look at that. You know, that’s the easiest of all things [to cut].’”

Mediaite: “During a Fox News town hall, President Donald Trump promised to cut entitlements like Medicare and Social Security if he were to win a second term. … ‘But if you don’t cut something in entitlements, you will never really deal with the debt,’ town hall co-moderator Martha MacCallum interjected, alluding to social safety programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. ‘Oh, we’ll be cutting,’ Trump rushed to confirm.”