I was a Social Security trustee. I won’t let Elon Musk destroy it.

Social Security is engulfed in the worst crisis of its history, and not because it's running out of money or fraud or high administrative costs.

Dear Harris, Social Security is engulfed in the worst crisis of its history — and not because it's running out of money or fraud or high administrative costs. This crisis is entirely created by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Field offices are being shut down. Hold times for customer service phone calls are over 2 to 3 hours. The Social Security website crashed four times in 10 days. More than 12 percent of the Social Security Administration's staff have been pushed out, and Trump has announced plans to ultimately fire nearly half of the total Social Security workforce. I once served on the Social Security board of trustees. I know how critical this program is for the 73 million Americans who rely on it. We cannot stand by and let Trump and Musk destroy Social Security. Inequality Media has launched a major campaign across all our platforms to warn the American people about what's happening and demand that Elon Musk keep his hands off Social Security. Will you make a monthly donation to help educate the public and stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk's effort to destroy Social Security? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. Express Donate: $5 monthly Express Donate: $12 monthly Express Donate: $25 monthly Express Donate: $40 monthly Donate another amount monthly Or make a one-time gift Donald Trump swore he would never touch Social Security. But he and Musk, who calls Social Security "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time," are moving at breakneck speed with a step-by-step plan to destroy this vital program: Step One: Lie about Social Security, including false claims of massive fraud, in order to create a pretext for actions that could undermine eligible beneficiaries' access to benefits. Step Two: Impose deep cuts to staffing and services for the public to cripple the Social Security Administration's ability to serve seniors. Step Three: Jeopardize the reliability of the Social Security Administration's systems by sharply reducing staff with the technical expertise to manage them. Step Four: Threaten the security of people's personal information by giving Musk's untrained DOGE minions access to our sensitive personal financial data. The final step? Sit back and watch the entire system collapse. What's happening to Social Security demonstrates how quickly one of the nation's best and most popular public programs can be destroyed by Trump and Musk. We're sounding the alarm and mobilizing people around the country to contact Congress and demand that Musk get his hands off our Social Security. Will you make a monthly donation to help educate the public and stop Elon Musk's attack on Social Security? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. Express Donate: $5 monthly Express Donate: $12 monthly Express Donate: $25 monthly Express Donate: $40 monthly Donate another amount monthly Or make a one-time gift Thank you, Robert Reich Inequality Media Civic Action Copyright © 2025 Inequality Media Civic Action, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 9323 Berkeley, CA 94709   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Inequality Media Civic Action, please click here.