Texas Republicans Silent as “Social Security Is Breaking Down” From Trump, Musk Attacks
AUSTIN, Texas – Today the Washington Post reports that “Social Security is breaking down” due to dramatic cuts by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
“The federal agency… is engulfed in crisis,” according to the report. Some seniors are “shut out of the system altogether,” and “scammers are already taking advantage of this chaotic moment.”
We know that Elon Musk plans to close at least three Social Security offices across this state. 30 million Texans need to know:
What are Texas Republicans doing to stop Trump and Musk from destroying Social Security?
Washington Post: Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down
By Lisa Rein and Hannah Natanson
The federal agency that delivers $1.5 trillion a year in earned benefits to 73 million retired workers, their survivors and poor and disabled Americans is engulfed in crisis — further undermining its ability to provide reliable and quick service to vulnerable customers, according to internal documents and more than two dozen current and former agency employees and officials, customers and others who interact with Social Security.
For now, the agency is run by a caretaker leader in his sixth week on the job who has raced to push out more than 12 percent of the staff of 57,000. He has conceded that the agency’s phone service “sucks” and acknowledged that Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is really in charge…
The turmoil is leaving many retirees, disabled claimants and legal immigrants who need Social Security cards with less access or shut out of the system altogether, according to those familiar with the problems.
The AARP announced on Monday that more than 2,000 retirees per week have called the organization since early February — double the usual number — with concerns about whether benefits they paid for during their working careers will continue.
Depending on the time of day, a recorded message tells callers [to Social Security offices] that their wait on hold will last more than 120 minutes or 180 minutes. Some report being on hold for four or five hours.
Scammers are already taking advantage of the chaotic moment, according to internal emails obtained by The Post.
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