Musk called entitlement spending — including Social Security and Medicare — a key target for cuts, arguing the federal programs are plagued by fraud.

Elon Musk said entitlement spending is “the big one to eliminate,”, and Democrats are seizing on his comments to warn that the Trump administration plans to trim benefits in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Democrats should be shouting from the rooftops about the threat to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on March 4,

The world's richest man claims, without evidence, that there's $700 billion in "waste and fraud" he can cut from America's core safety net programs

Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk called entitlement spending — benefits including Social Security and Medicare — key targets for cuts, an assertion that directly contradicts President Donald Trump’s pledge to not touch those programs.

Elon Musk on Monday highlighted the cost of federal spending on entitlement programs, the latest sign of the tech billionaire and presidential adviser’s focus to downsize the federal government amid fears of cuts to Social Security,

The head of DOGE told Fox Business that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed be cut from federal benefit programs.