As Mike Johnson Floats Social Security Cuts, Trustees Report Shows Harm of Trump Policies

Photo: President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in the Oval Office – November 12, 2025. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Article by Jake Johnson. Common Dreams – June 9, 2026. Report: Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs.

“MAGA Mike Johnson won’t show the American people his secret plan to eliminate Social Security because he knows Republican policies are wildly unpopular.”

Social Security’s trustees said in their annual report released Tuesday that the New Deal program will be unable to pay out full benefits by the end of 2032—a quarter earlier than projected last year—in the absence of congressional action, a finding that advocates said underscores the destructive impact of President Donald Trump’s policy agenda and the need to make the rich finally pay their fair share into the system. […]

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