Former President Trump on Friday urged Republicans in Congress not to cut “a single penny” from Medicare or Social Security, a notable warning as some GOP lawmakers prepare to use the debt ceiling debate as leverage to try to secure spending cuts.
“Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security to help pay for Joe Biden’s reckless spending spree, which is more reckless than anybody’s ever done or had in the history of our country,” Trump said in a recorded video statement posted to Truth Social.
The former president, who in November launched a 2024 White House campaign, called for cuts to a slew of other areas, including funding for “corrupt foreign countries,” “climate extremism,” “left-wing gender programs from our military” and “waste, fraud and abuse everywhere we can find it.”
He lambasted Biden’s spending agenda, though the national debt increased by roughly $7 trillion during the Trump administration.
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Polls Show Continued Trump Dominance
Multiple polls conducted this past week show President Trump with a commanding lead over the field of potential Republican presidential primary candidates. Poll after poll confirms that President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party.
Harvard/Harris Poll (conducted January 18 – January 19)
Donald Trump: 48 percent
Ron DeSantis: 28 percent
Mike Pence: 7 percent
Nikki Haley: 3 percent
Marco Rubio: 3 percent
The Economist/YouGov (conducted January 14 – January 17)
Donald Trump: 46 percent
Ron DeSantis: 27 percent
Mike Pence: 6 percent
Nikki Haley: 3 percent
Ted Cruz: 2 percent
Glenn Youngkin: 0 percent
Morning Consult (conducted January 14 – January 16)
Donald Trump: 48 percent
Ron DeSantis: 31 percent
Mike Pence: 8 percent
Liz Cheney: 3 percent
Nikki Haley: 2 percent
Ted Cruz: 2 percent
Greg Abbott: 1 percent
Kristi Noem: 1 percent
Mike Pompeo: 1 percent
Tim Scott: 1 percent
Glenn Youngkin: 0 percent
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