Safety Net or Welfare State?

On October 7, 2024, Republican and former Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy disclosed on social media that he wants to get rid of Social Security and Medicare. These programs are a necessary and successful safety net.

He wrote:

“Shut down the entitlement state & you solve most of the immigration problem right there. We need to man up & fix the root cause that draws migrants here in the first place: the welfare state. But no one seems to want to say that part out loud, because too many native-born Americans are addicted to it themselves.”

Trump told an audience in Scranton, Pennsylvania, that he expects to put former rival Vivek Ramaswamy into an important position in his administration.

Trump criticized Harris for once backing taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for inmates and migrants. But during Trump’s presidency, his appointees offered inmates transgender medical treatments.

Abortion bans have led some longtime Republican women in Arizona to support Harris. See a video.