Democrats Assail Bessent on ‘Privatizing’ Social Security Remark

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is coming under fire for remarks about so-called “Trump accounts” being a “backdoor for privatizing Social Security,” with Democrats characterizing his comments as representing a secret plan to gut the program.

from mint - politics Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is coming under fire for remarks about so-called “Trump accounts” being a “backdoor for privatizing Social Security,” with Democrats characterizing his comments as representing a secret plan to gut the program.