Trump originally appointed Ramaswamy and Tesla executive Elon Musk to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency.

Numerous possible ways of imposing benefit cuts or otherwise harming Social Security are hiding in plain sight.

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Experts are warning that President-elect Trump’s proposal for tax cuts on Social Security payments could pose a major issue for future of the program. Washington Correspondent Ashonti Ford reports from the nation’s capital.

In the 2024 fiscal year, which ended in September, $1.46 trillion was spent on Social Security, which pays retirement, survivor and disability benefits to tens of millions of Americans every month. In the 2025 fiscal year to date, $125 billion has been spent on Social Security.