Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended DOGE cuts to social security on a podcast this week, using his 94-year-old mother-in-law as an example of someone who 'wouldn't miss' her Social Security che

“The easiest way to find the fraudster is to stop payments and listen, because whoever screams is the one stealing,” he claimed. “Because my mother-in-law is not calling me. Come on, your mother ― 80-year-olds, 90-year-olds ― they trust the government.”

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised alarm over “fraudsters” receiving Social Security benefits, as Trump allies have ramped up rhetoric about potential waste in the program amid a major