Trump Says Social Security, Medicaid ‘Won’t Be Touched’

‘Social Security won’t be touched, other than if there’s fraud or something. It’s going to be strengthened,’ the president say in a recent Fox News interview.

Elon Musk (L) speaks as President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 11, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said in a new interview that he will not touch Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid amid his administration’s efforts to downsize federal spending.

“Look, Social Security won’t be touched, other than if there’s fraud or something. It’s going to be strengthened. But it won’t be touched,” he told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview released Wednesday evening.