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Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts “DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.” Instagram posts stated on December 5, 2024 in an Instagram post “After meeting with Elon Musk, Republican leader Sen. John Thune announces plans to cut Social Security.” WinSenate stated on October 24, 2024 in a Facebook ad “Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.” United Auto Workers stated on October 23, 2024 in a Meta ad Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.” Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.” Bob Casey stated on October 10, 2024 in a TV ad To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.” Tammy Baldwin stated on October 7, 2024 in Campaign ad Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.” Eric Hovde stated on September 5, 2024 in Campaign ad Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals." Instagram posts stated on September 24, 2024 in an Instagram reel "Missouri registered 78,421 in just one week of February of this year. Out of that number, 23,253 were dead people!" Ruben Gallego stated on August 17, 2024 in a post on X “MAGA Republicans like Kari Lake support Project 2025, which would raise the retirement age for 73% of Arizonans.” Tim Sheehy stated on September 10, 2024 in an op-ed Jon Tester “supported slashing Social Security benefits” Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2024 in an ad “Sam Brown publicly supported forcing massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare and was caught on tape saying he admires the plan to phase out Social Security and Medicare in five years.” Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad “Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts in your Social Security benefits." Kari Lake stated on August 8, 2024 in on social media platform X Ruben Gallego wants to “cut your Social Security.” Kamala Harris stated on July 30, 2024 in an event in Atlanta "Donald Trump intends to cut Social Security." Joe Biden stated on April 4, 2024 in a post on TikTok Donald Trump’s plan is “cutting Social Security for you.” Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2024 in Facebook posts A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2024 in a video “Biden signs an executive order to terminate Social Security, SSI, bans side hustle.” Donald Trump stated on March 16, 2024 in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio "Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable." Opportunity Wisconsin stated on January 10, 2024 in TV ad “Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.” Load more
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts “DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
Instagram posts stated on December 5, 2024 in an Instagram post “After meeting with Elon Musk, Republican leader Sen. John Thune announces plans to cut Social Security.”
WinSenate stated on October 24, 2024 in a Facebook ad “Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
United Auto Workers stated on October 23, 2024 in a Meta ad Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
Bob Casey stated on October 10, 2024 in a TV ad To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 7, 2024 in Campaign ad Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.”
Eric Hovde stated on September 5, 2024 in Campaign ad Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."
Instagram posts stated on September 24, 2024 in an Instagram reel "Missouri registered 78,421 in just one week of February of this year. Out of that number, 23,253 were dead people!"
Ruben Gallego stated on August 17, 2024 in a post on X “MAGA Republicans like Kari Lake support Project 2025, which would raise the retirement age for 73% of Arizonans.”
Tim Sheehy stated on September 10, 2024 in an op-ed Jon Tester “supported slashing Social Security benefits”
Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2024 in an ad “Sam Brown publicly supported forcing massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare and was caught on tape saying he admires the plan to phase out Social Security and Medicare in five years.”
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad “Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts in your Social Security benefits."
Kari Lake stated on August 8, 2024 in on social media platform X Ruben Gallego wants to “cut your Social Security.”
Kamala Harris stated on July 30, 2024 in an event in Atlanta "Donald Trump intends to cut Social Security."
Joe Biden stated on April 4, 2024 in a post on TikTok Donald Trump’s plan is “cutting Social Security for you.”
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2024 in Facebook posts A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2024 in a video “Biden signs an executive order to terminate Social Security, SSI, bans side hustle.”
Donald Trump stated on March 16, 2024 in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio "Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."
Opportunity Wisconsin stated on January 10, 2024 in TV ad “Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.”
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