During his 2016 campaign, Trump broke from Republican orthodoxy by promising not to cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Acting budget director Russell Vought outlines the Trump administration’s budget proposal, which includes Medicare spending cuts, at a White House news briefing Monday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)In states with large senior populations, such as Florida, political attacks over Medicare cuts have proved so effective that both parties have used them. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) won his seat after running ads last year accusing Democrat Bill Nelson of voting to cut Medicare. Democratic presidential candidates seized on Trump’s budget framework Monday, singling out the Medicare cuts.

Source: Washington Post March 11, 2019 23:32 UTC