Fact check: Progressive group says Trump cut Social Security
The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC posted on Facebook that former President "Trump cut Social Security benefits by over $3 BILLION." PolitiFact checks the claim.
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The Nov. 10 post, still widely shared in late December, linked to an online petition calling for raising Social Security benefits by $200 per month.
Trump did not make any such cut to Social Security benefits.
There were times when Trump raised fears about cuts to Social Security.
Trump periodically proposed policies that would cut aspects of the program, but none were enacted by Congress.
We rated as a Promise Kept a Trump campaign pledge to make no cuts to Social Security.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC didn’t reply to our messages seeking information to back its claim.
We rate this claim False.
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