Trump Biggest Threat to Health and Welfare Programs: Harris Campaign
Harris’ campaign says Trump and his extreme Project 2025 allies will do whatever they can (Photo: Reuters)
Former US President Donald Trump, who is also the Republican presidential nominee, poses the greatest threat to Medicare, Social Security and Social Security, Harris’ rival campaign claimed on Tuesday.
A second Trump term would undo nearly 60 years of progress in helping low- and middle-income Americans access the quality, affordable health care they need, Harris’ campaign said in a statement.
Donald Trump is the biggest threat to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security since their inception. He has tried to cut Social Security and Medicare every year he has been in office, said Ammar Moussa, spokesman for Harris for President.
There is only one candidate in this race who will protect and expand the earned benefits programs that millions of Americans rely on, Vice President Harris said, Mossa said.
According to the Harris campaign, Trump and his extreme Project 2025 allies will do everything they can to dismantle these programs, because they have openly said so.
Trump proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare every year he was in office. He tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act and nearly got it. He doubled down on his openness to cutting Social Security and Medicare and repealing the ACA in a second term, the statement alleged.
His Project 2025 agenda calls for gutting the Affordable Care Act, which would strip protections from 100 million Americans with pre-existing conditions. Trump will undo Vice President Harris’ progress in lowering prescription drug costs. And jeopardize the health care of more than 45 million Americans, Harris’ campaign says.
The Democratic Party will hold its national convention in Chicago from August 19 to 22 and will nominate US Vice President Harris as its candidate for the November 5 presidential election. He will face former President Donald Trump, a Republican.
On July 21, US President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the US presidential election. He endorsed Harris, his running mate, as the Democratic Party nominee for the general election in November.
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First print: Jul 31, 2024 | 07:08 AM IST