Biden and Trump Unite in Opposition to Republican Attempts to Cut Medicare and Social Security Payouts

In a strange twist of events, both current and former presidents, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have found common ground in their opposition to Republican attempts to cut Medicare and Social Security payouts. This has become a major issue in the 2024 presidential election, as both sides attempt to exploit the contrast and poke at Republicans for their struggles to produce their own list of economic priorities.

House Republicans have been searching for programs to cut in order to fulfill their promise to reduce spending, but have been met with resistance from President Biden. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) told TPM, “This is the difficulty: They want to cut Medicare and Social Security and then they got embarrassed when we said so.”

In response, Republicans have been forced to take cuts to Social Security and Medicare off the table, and are now looking to cut food assistance and Medicaid instead. Senate Democrats have applauded the President’s budget, and are eager to use this issue to their advantage in the upcoming election.

The issue of cutting Social Security and Medicare has become a political hot potato, with both Biden and Trump taking a hard stance against it. This has reinforced a truism of presidential election campaigns that candidates who even entertain the notion of “reforming” these cherished entitlement programs for seniors are playing with fire.

It remains to be seen how this issue will play out in the 2024 election, but it is clear that both Biden and Trump are determined to protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts.