Hill March 11, 2024
Joseph Choi

Former President Trump on Monday argued “there is a lot you can do” when it comes to cutting funding to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Trump appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” in his first interview since President Biden delivered the State of the Union address last week. Host Joe Kernen noted there are “stark policy differences” between Trump and Biden but possibly “not a whole lot” when it came to the key entitlement programs.

Kernen asked Trump if he had changed his outlook on how to handle the entitlement programs.

“So first of all, there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements in terms of cutting and in terms of also the theft and the...

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