President Donald Trump celebrated the anniversary of Social Security on Thursday even as members of his administration have sought to undercut the program.
The president signed a proclamation in the Oval Office marking 90 years since the benefits program launched under former President Franklin Roosevelt.
“Today we celebrate the 90th anniversary of one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever signed into law, the Social Security Act of 1935,” Trump said. “We’re going to make it stronger, bigger, and better.”
He further claimed he was making the program stronger by kicking undocumented immigrants out of the system—despite the fact that undocumented immigrants do not qualify for benefits—and repeated debunked claims about people listed as 160 years old collecting benefits.
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