Social Security Chief Says White House Ordered 'Rapid' Phone Service Cutbacks
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Leland Dudek told stakeholders such big changes, being enacted in just two weeks, typically take two years.

Summary

Social Security Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek stated that rapid phone service cutbacks, set to take effect March 31, were mandated by the Trump White House.

The changes will require in-person identity verification for claimants unable to use the website. Critics, including Democrats and AARP, argue the policy burdens seniors and disabled people.

Field office staff report inadequate training ahead of expected visit surges.

Dudek, a Trump loyalist, faced backlash over recent controversial actions linked to White House directives.

  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
    461·
    10 days ago

    Please, please mess around with Social Security. Please make those old people who vote in every election wait on long lines and screw up their payments.

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
      20·
      10 days ago

      Ultimately, the MAGATraitors will blame the mess on Democrats long-standing support of a corrupt incompetent system, and convince their followers that they’d be better off paying lower taxes because of the repeal of SS, and because the MAGAMorons have completely abdicated their responsibility to use critical thinking, they’ll buy it.

      • BakerBagel
        6·
        10 days ago

        And the Democrats, at the behest of their corporate donors, will do nothing about it, and will refuse to run any ads saying that Trump and the Republicans are to blame

        • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          10 days ago

          Exactly. The Republicans will lie, the Dems won’t defend it, so everyone will accept the lies as truth.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
        2·
        10 days ago

        You’re forgetting about the people who are getting it right now, or expect to get it in the next ten years.