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It's getting harder to tell if Trump was ever on our side | Opinion

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Ruben Navarrette : My 99-year-old friend is worried about losing her Social Security lifeline.

He says 800,000 Oklahomans rely heavily on Social Security , including 22% of those who rely on it.

Congress has done little to reassure people like Sarah that their Social Security is safe, he says.

He asks, "No one is going to eliminate Social Security . Too many people depend on it, like you".

But elderly Oklahomans , especially, are banking on our congressional delegation to ensure that actions of the Trump administration are truly for the benefit of people needing support and assistance from government programs like Social Security . William C. Wertz is deputy Viewpoints editor at The Oklahoman , where this column originally appeared. You can reach him at wwertz@oklahoman.com This article originally appeared on Oklahoman : It's getting harder to tell if Trump was ever on our side | Opinion .

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