Karoline Leavitt Responds to Elon Musk's Social Security Claims

Social Security System Concerns

• 📌 Karoline Leavitt addressed claims made by Elon Musk regarding the Social Security Administration, noting that the White House has not confirmed his specific numbers.
• ⚠️ She acknowledged that an inspector general's report from last year indicated nearly $80 billion in fraud within the program.
• ✅ Leavitt stated that the administration is committed to identifying and removing waste, fraud, and abuse within the Social Security system to protect benefits for law-abiding citizens.

EPA Cost-Saving Measures

• 💰 Administrator Lee Zelden announced taxpayers will save $8 million annually by reducing the EPA's office space.
• 🏛️ A museum built by the Biden administration to showcase the EPA's history and climate change efforts, which cost $4 million and $600,000 annually to operate, will be shut down.
• 💸 These EPA cost-saving measures, including cuts to wasteful grants and spending, have reportedly saved taxpayers over $22 billion.