by William Marshall, Townhall:
Saturday, April 5, 2025, was the day Democrats/Liberals/Progressives/Anti-Trumpers rallied across the country in something they called “Hands Off!” rallies. Hands off what? you say. I’m glad you asked!
Apparently, according to their handy website, “Trump, Musk, and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy, and our basic rights.” The website goes on to say that President Trump, Elon Musk, et al. “want to strip America for parts—shuttering Social Security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections, and gutting Medicaid—all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam. They’re handing over our tax dollars, our public services, and our democracy to the ultra-rich.”
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That’s brilliant. Let’s look at two of the programs that these leftists claim are being decimated by Trump and DOGE – Social Security and Medicaid.
How many times have we heard Democrats talking about how Republicans want to take away the Social Security benefits of older Americans? It was such a tired trope that stories of evil Republicans wanting to swipe Grandma’s Social Security check seemed to become as much a staple of campaign season as robocalls, campaign radio commercials, and roadside “Vote for Me!” signs. In the 2012 presidential campaign, the Democrats even depicted then-Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan pushing an old woman in a wheelchair off a cliff in a venal attack ad.
And yet Democrats are decrying Elon Musk and his DOGE team for uncovering massive fraud in the Social Security system, which is seeing billions of dollars scammed from the system by millions of foreigners ineligible for benefits. They also exposed the massive theft of Social Security numbers, as well as foreign citizens being assigned Social Security numbers who then illegally vote in American elections. Gee, what party do you think these folks are voting for? Inquiring minds want to know. (Hint: It’s probably not for the elephants.)
