Trump Says He Will Protect Social Security Amid Potential Congressional Cost-Cutting Proposals

The president had promised to protect Social Security and Medicare while he was campaigning last year.

Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said that his administration will protect Social Security and Medicaid, when asked about which programs he would want to see cut in a congressional reconciliation bill.

During remarks to reporters at the Oval Office on Aug. 25, Trump was asked what he would prioritize if Republicans, who control Congress, tried to cut costs.