Trump Supports Cutting Social Security From a ‘Moral Standpoint:’ Report
Unless someone gets the audio, this won’t become the equivalent Trump’s “47 percent remark” Instead it will be just another wink and nudge where the GOP base gets what he “will really do” instead of the lies he’s saying daily just to get elected. Somehow that’s completely acceptable in the modern Republican party.
Donald Trump supposedly told House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) he supports cutting Social Security but will not admit it publicly because it would hurt his election chances, according to a report in Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee reportedly made the comments during a May 12 meeting with Ryan aimed at mending ties between the two top Republican leaders, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed source who was in the room. (Ryan has yet to endorse Trump.)
“From a moral standpoint, I believe in it,” Trump said of cutting Social Security. “But you also have to get elected. And there’s no way a Republican is going to beat a Democrat when the Republican is saying, ‘We’re going to cut your Social Security’ and the Democrat is saying, ‘We’re going to keep it and give you more.’ ”
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