The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of spokesman Christian Slater on the 85th anniversary of Social Security and Donald Trump’s attempts to unilaterally gut the program:
“Donald Trump failed to contain COVID-19 while creating an economic crisis with unemployment rates not seen since the Great Depression, and is now unilaterally attempting to gut funding for Social Security. At a time when Michigan’s seniors can least afford it, Trump is threatening their economic support and security. Social Security’s 85th birthday should serve as a reminder that this November, Michigan seniors have a choice between a candidate committed to strengthening and expanding this critical program and a candidate doing everything he can to slash its funding. Our state needs a leader like Joe Biden who will stand with working people and fight to support Michiganders who are struggling through a global pandemic and economic crisis, not one who attacks the programs they rely on at every turn.”
