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Trump Says Social Security Funds Were Sought for Stock Market

Original: /4 # Trump also said the quite part aloud – that THEY ARE USING KIDS TO PROP UP THE STOCK MARKET, saying that he wanted

Donald Trump reportedly said he wanted Social Security to be fully invested in the stock market, framing the proposal as a way to boost market performance. He acknowledged the idea was rejected by politicians on both the left and right who considered it too risky. Critics seized on the remark, accusing him of treating retirement savings and children's futures as tools to prop up financial markets.

Why now: The remark touches sensitive election-year concerns about Social Security's safety and Trump's approach to the economy.

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• /4 # Trump also said the quite part aloud – that THEY ARE USING KIDS TO PROP UP THE STOCK MARKET, saying that he wanted to "ride with Social Security being fully invested in the stock market," but that didn't happen because people on the left and right "felt it was risky," so… · dalfen@mstdn.social · 12

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