Rachel Maddow had a strong warning in the wake of Donald Trump’s planned cuts to the Social Security Administration and offices around the United States, which include the firing of at least 12% of the SSA’s staff.
“My whole adult life, we have thought of attacking Social Security as the third rail of American politics,” Maddow said on her show Friday night. “You touch it, and it is a guaranteed political death. Well, we are now witnessing the strongest test we’ve ever had of that aphorism … as Donald Trump grabs that third rail firmly and unmistakably, Trump has announced plans to fire thousands of people who work at the Social Security Administration, more than 12% of its staff.