Kamala Harris: Trump threatens social security.

Kamala Harris on Donald Trump and Social Security: True or False?

Statement: "Donald Trump intends to cut Social Security."

During a July 30 rally in Atlanta, VP Kamala Harris claimed that Trump plans to cut Social Security and Medicare.

"Donald Trump intends to cut Social Security and Medicare," - Harris

While it's true that Trump has a history of expressing openness to cutting Social Security, he has recently walked back these statements. In the 2024 campaign, Trump has consistently said he won't cut Social Security, even posting a video to his campaign website stating that not "a single penny" should be cut.

Trump's budget proposals as president included cuts to two specific parts of the program: Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. However, these proposals were never implemented, and they didn't target the more widely-used old-age and survivor benefits.

Harris's claim contains some truth, but it ignores recent statements and context from Trump, so we rate it as Mostly False.

Sources:

• Harris's Remarks in Atlanta: https://www.c-span.org/video/?537411-1/vice-president-harris-campaigns-atlanta
• PolitiFact on Biden's Similar Claim: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jun/21/joe-biden/joe-biden-cherry-picks-donald-trump-statement-on-c/
• Trump Open to Social Security Cuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cukyV5UGuEE&t=1988s [,][https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/22/davos-2020-cnbcs-full-interview-with-president-trump.html][https://archive.org/details/CNBC_20120814_100000_Squawk_Box/start/6360/end/6420][,][https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trump-map-social-security-medicare-rcna143475][https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/politics/trump-desantis-social-security-ponzi-scheme/index.html]
• Trump's 2024 Campaign Statements Against Cutting Social Security: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/we-must-protect-medicare-and-social-security
• Trust Fund Depletion in the 2030s Without Changes: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/feb/22/when-will-social-security-sunset-barring-congressi/
• Trump's Proposed Cuts to SSDI and SSI: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/12/18260271/trump-medicaid-social-security-medicare-budget-cuts [,][https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trump-map-social-security-medicare-rcna143475][https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/OASDIbenies.html]
• Number of Americans Affected by Trump's Proposed Cuts: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/OASDIbenies.html
• Trump's Walk Back on CNBC Comments: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/14/trump-social-security-medicare-00146953
• Trump's Statement to Breitbart: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/14/donald-trump-i-will-never-do-anything-jeopardize-hurt-social-security-medicare/
• Trump's Rally Statements and Truth Social Posts: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/politics/trump-entitlements-social-security-medicare/index.html [,][https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5110061/user-clip-trump-social-security][https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112140852191001597][,][https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112135762403323394][https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112094912425498087]
• Statement from Karoline Leavitt, Trump Campaign's Press Secretary: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jun/21/joe-biden/joe-biden-cherry-picks-donald-trump-statement-on-c/