Former U.S. President Joe Biden, in his first major address since leaving office, criticized the reforms implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump, particularly those affecting Social Security, which resulted in the exit of 7,000 employees.
Biden disclosed this on Tuesday in his speech at a conference of disability advocates in Chicago.
He said that the Trump administration has done so much destruction in the less than 100 days of his second return to the White House.
“In fewer than 100 days, this administration has done so much damage and so much destruction—it’s kind of breathtaking it could happen that soon,” he said.
“They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration, pushing 7,000 employees out the door,” the former president added, referring to the national agency that pays out retirement and disability benefits.
He further highlighted staff reductions at the agency that Trump and his billionaire aide Elon Musk have pushed as part of their self-declared “Department of Government Efficiency,” saying the Social Security website “is crashing” and hindering retirees from getting their benefits.
He continued speaking, Many Americans “literally count on social security to buy food, just to get by.” “For many of these beneficiaries, it’s their only income. If it were cut or taken away, it would be devastating, devastating for millions of people.”
Meanwhile, President Trump, in a jab at Biden, posted a short video on social media of one of his rambling anecdotes without comment.
