Vice President Kamala Harris wrongly described former President Donald Trump’s policies on Social Security Thursday — saying the Republican presidential nominee “intends to cut” payments when he actually has called for “no cuts” and for the elimination of taxes on the entitlement.
“He intends to cut Social Security and Medicare,” the Democratic nominee said, making the same assertion at back-to-back rallies in Charlotte and Greensboro, NC, her first since Tuesday night’s ABC News debate against Trump in Philadelphia.
About 67 million Americans receive Social Security payments — of whom 58.6 million are retirees, 5.8 million are survivors of deceased spouses or parents and 8.5 million are disabled — making fear of cuts a potentially significant motivator for a wide swath of voters in the Nov. 5 election.
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