Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Howard Lutnick's comments on Social Security

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Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary is facing backlash for his “cavalier” comments regarding Social Security.  Social Security employees have been warning that the Trump administration’s plan to cut staff will result in delayed benefit cheque.  Secretary Howard Lutnick says that anyone who complains about a missed Social Security cheque is a fraudster.  This is despite 40% of all seniors living alone being entirely reliant on the payment – some 40 million people.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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