(The reforms championed by Ryan and Price would result in cuts over time and would transform the program’s core mission.) Trump went to great lengths to cast himself as ideologically different from his fellow Republicans on these matters. President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to preserve Medicare and Social Security benefits in campaign speeches and debates. [How long before the white working class realizes Trump was just scamming them?] * HOUSE GOP BUILDS PROTECTIVE WALL AROUND TRUMP: Politico reports that House Republicans are preventing a full floor-vote on a Democratic measure that is designed to force disclosure of Trump’s conflicts of interest.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2017 15:01 UTC