Making a breaking announcement on social media, the White House Press Secretary offered a new look at the Trump Administration’s actions to secure Social Security and root out endemic fraud and waste. In her confident statement, Leavitt promised to remove illegal immigrants from the program and punish fraudsters with harsh penalties.
For context, Trump has long prioritized rescuing Social Security from decades of mismanagement and fraud. The program, which provides income to vulnerable seniors, will also be strengthened in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, which will provide tax relief on SSI payments.
Such was shown when Karoline Leavitt explained the Trump administration’s plan to keep Social Security safe. She said, “The topic of social security. I have some news before I let you all go. Later this afternoon, the President will be signing a presidential memorandum aimed at stopping illegal aliens and other ineligible people from obtaining Social Security Act benefits.”
Explaining the detials of the new plan, she said, “The memorandum will direct the administration to ensure ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from the Social Security Act programs, it will expand the Social Security Administration’s fraud prosecutor program to at least 50 US Attorney offices, and establish a Medicare and Medicaid fraud prosecution program in 15 US Attorney offices.”
Adding more details, the SPOX stated, “The memorandum will also require the Social Security Administration Inspector General to investigate earning reports for individuals aged 100 or older with mismatched Social Security records to combat identity theft, and the memorandum will direct the Social Security Administration to consider whether to reinstate the use of Civil Monetary Penalties against individuals who engage in social security fraud, an effort that has been paused for several years, these taxpayer funded benefits should be only for eligible taxpayers.”
Concluding her epic diatribe, Karoline Leavitt blasted the previous administration, saying, “President Biden should think about what he did in his last term, which is allow 10s of millions of illegal people into our country, many of whom were fraudulently receiving these benefits.”
A clip of the incident was posted to social media on April 15, by a user who said, “🚨 #BREAKING: Karoline Leavitt just announced President Trump will be signing an order BARRING illegals from obtaining ANY Social Security benefits This order will also launch expanded investigations into: ➡️ Social Security recipients over 100years old w/ mismatched numbers ➡️ Medicare and Medicaid fraud. WE NEED ARRESTS!”
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In the comments under the video, users expressed their relief that the trump administration was tackling this major issue. One such comment said, “Finally! Over $60 billion is lost yearly to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security fraud, some linked to fake or stolen identities. Trump’s order isn’t just policy, it’s common sense. No benefits for illegals, and audits where dead people still collect? Long overdue.”
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Agreeing, another comment said, “This is long overdue, illegals have cost taxpayers billions through ID theft and benefit fraud. In 2022 alone, the SSA paid out nearly $1.3B in improper payments. Trump’s crackdown isn’t just about saving money, it’s about restoring basic trust in the system.”
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