Trump Signs DOGE Order On Social Security “Fraud”

Axios reports:

President Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday attempting to curtail Social Security fraud, despite ample evidence against widespread improper payments. The move bolsters Elon Musk’s DOGE-related efforts to eliminate Social Security fraud, about which he has continually exaggerated and promoted conspiracy theories.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that the memorandum aims to restrict undocumented immigrants from receiving Social Security retirement benefits, which they are already legally barred from doing.

Trump’s move throws extra muscle behind Musk’s campaign to eliminate Social Security fraud, which has threatened critical benefits to the entire pool of beneficiaries. The agency’s new bids to address fraud have included cutting off phone services, which it eventually backed off from after weeks of confusion and outcry.

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Hellbent on demonizing and slashing government, the Trump regime claims it found thousands of fake people receiving social benefits. Instead, what they “found” were records set up to track fraud, some of which dates back to Trump’s first term. https://t.co/k0qxaBuqMr

— Hans Kristensen (also on Bluesky) (@nukestrat) April 12, 2025