Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
It’s not exactly a secret that Democrats would love to spend the next several months arguing with Republicans about the future of Social Security and Medicare. Polls show most voters heavily favor the Democratic approach on the social insurance programs, and the GOP often finds itself on the defensive on the issues, which is why it prefers to focus attention elsewhere.
” For good measure, the former president said incumbent President Joe Biden is “killing” the social insurance programs “with the INVASION.” For now, let’s not dwell on the fact that Republicans really should be more responsible about throwing around reckless words such as “invasion.” Instead, let’s take a moment to highlight the fact that Trump, even now, doesn’t seem to understand how Social Security and Medicare work. To be sure, I understand the larger political context.
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