White House deletes tweet giving Biden credit for social security increases

[Auburn85 438]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3715949-white-house-deletes-tweet-giving-biden-credit-for-social-security-increases/

 

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The White House on Wednesday deleted a tweet touting an increase in Social Security checks for seniors after numerous observers pointed out the raise was a result of high inflation.

“Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden’s leadership,” the White House tweeted Tuesday.

Twitter later added context below the tweet noting that the increase was due to the annual cost of living adjustment as part of a 1972 law that tied automatic benefit adjustments to the Consumer Price Index, a key marker of inflation.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters later Wednesday that the tweet was incomplete.

“The tweet was not complete. Usually when we put out a tweet we post it with context, and it did not have that context,” Jean-Pierre said when asked about the removal of the tweet. 

Jean-Pierre said the tweet was missing additional information about how the increase gives seniors a chance to get extra breathing room amid rising gas and grocery prices, as well as added context about proposals from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to put Social Security on the chopping block every five years. 

Several fact-checkers were quick to point out the connection between the increase in payments and the rise in inflation, and conservatives in particular rushed to highlight that Twitter had flagged the tweet for incomplete information, arguing it was a sign of balance under the new ownership of Elon Musk.

“The White House just found out it can’t tweet out Joe Biden’s false statements and have the company’s old regime cover it up,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) tweeted.

“Nice to see @elonmusk hold the Biden Administration accountable. Out of control spending by Democrats in Washington is crushing seniors, families, and farmers across Michigan. Their policies are the problem not the solution!” Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) tweeted.

The Social Security Administration announced in October that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) would be 8.7 percent in 2023, the highest increase in over four decades, since payments were increased 11.2 percent in 1981.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at the time that the COLA increase would allow Americans on Social Security to get ahead of inflation.

“This means that seniors will have a chance to get ahead of inflation, due to the rare combination of rising benefits and falling premiums.  We will put more money in their pockets and provide them with a little extra breathing room,” she said in a statement.

The White House has harped on the argument that Republicans will threaten Social Security and Medicare benefits if they regain control of Congress. Biden has in recent speeches vowed to protect the programs and highlighted the record increase in Social Security checks under his watch, though he has not mentioned that it is tied to inflation.

 

 

[I_M4_AU 9,024]

A win for Musk’s Twitter.  Freedom of speech wins again.

[aubiefifty 18,406]

31 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

A win for Musk’s Twitter.  Freedom of speech wins again.

trump took credit for damn near everything and blamed everyone else for his failures but i have yet to see you call him out on it. why? it makes you look petty and silly. and all you got is brandon strikes again. he is old. he is a hair sniffer. am i right. here is a short walk down memory lane scooter...........

[I_M4_AU 9,024]

3 minutes ago, aubiefifty said:

trump took credit for damn near everything and blamed everyone else for his failures but i have yet to see you call him out on it. why? it makes you look petty and silly. and all you got is brandon strikes again. he is old. he is a hair sniffer. am i right. here is a short walk down memory lane scooter...........

Did you mean to post this on another thread?  It really doesn’t go here.

[aubiefifty 18,406]

it says smack talk...................and this  is just a sneak attack on you for all the hair sniffing crap. hurts doe it not? you thrwo all this slander up about biden when he is a decent guy and give trump a pass. i guess you think god sent him like many others do? i STILL see that mess all the time.

[jj3jordan 2,172]

1 hour ago, aubiefifty said:

trump took credit for damn near everything and blamed everyone else for his failures but i have yet to see you call him out on it. why? it makes you look petty and silly. and all you got is brandon strikes again. he is old. he is a hair sniffer. am i right. here is a short walk down memory lane scooter...........

I thought I was scooter.  Where is the down side here? 50 year old picture is relevant?

[pensacolatiger 313]

2 hours ago, Auburn85 said:

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3715949-white-house-deletes-tweet-giving-biden-credit-for-social-security-increases/

 

 

Free speech - except for lying commie bought fake presidents.  Gotta love it