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Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’

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Elon Musk's DOGE group has gained entry to Social Security Administration and obtained sensitive taxpayer data.

Musk recently called the program “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time” and claimed that it’s rife with waste and fraud.

Musk has “been quite successful in business, but he is clearly not very popular,” a senior GOP strategist said.

The new requirements could be a particular hardship for older beneficiaries who live in rural areas.

“If they kill the ability to phone Social Security with questions, that will cause real problems with seniors,” GOP strategist warned.

Polling backs up the strategist’s claims.