John, democracy may die in darkness, but The Washington Post is turning out the lights. After writing a clear headline that Republican leader Kevin McCarthy planned to hold the economy hostage to force cuts to Social Security and Medicare, they inexplicably updated the headline to make it less clear. Media Matters captured the change:¹

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¹ https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1582413640426131456/photo/2

John,

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy just confirmed it:

Washington Post headline: GOP to use debt limit to force spending cuts, with Medicare, Social Security in mix, McCarthy says

If Republicans win back the House, they will make McCarthy Speaker of the House―meaning that this isn’t loose talk; this is the actionable Republican policy agenda. They want to hold the global economy hostage in order to force President Biden to accept cuts to Social Security―which voters have rejected time and again.

Social Security Works was founded to protect our Social Security system against Wall Street radicals. Donate $7 to fight back!

Over and over again, Republicans are telling us their #1 priority if they gain control of Congress: Cut, privatize, and ultimately destroy the American people’s earned Social Security and Medicare benefits.

McCarthy and his caucus are so hostile to Social Security and Medicare that even right before the election, they can’t stop talking about their plans to force benefit cuts—with the global economy as the hostage.

The future of Social Security and Medicare is on the ballot this November. Democrats are united in support of protecting and expanding benefits. Republicans, led by Kevin McCarthy, are united in a plot to reach into our pockets and steal our money.

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