Summary
The White House scrambled to clarify comments from Elon Musk suggesting cuts to Social Security and Medicare, insisting no such plans exist.
Musk, speaking on Fox Business, criticized entitlement spending, sparking viral backlash. Trump’s administration defended Musk and attacked journalist Jake Sherman for misrepresenting his remarks.
Officials cited reports on fraud and waste but claimed benefits would remain intact. Elon Musk has repeatedly criticized Social Security, labeling it a “Ponzi scheme.”
Critics fear Trump could use fraud reduction efforts as a pretext for cuts despite his assurances otherwise.
Gotta keep the right wing framing!
yeah and ugh. but tbh we see this wording even from outlets surprisingly far to the left. (of a depressingly right-shifted so-called center, but anyway.)
Using the original meaning of a word and not chasing off on the euphemism treadmill is hardly shifting to the right.
The simple fact of the matter is that the word has become loaded and is now seen as a negative thing.
Yeah, much like the term “liberal”. Decades of trashing the term and now people often look like they are admitting to some kind of crime when they say they are liberal.