President Donald Trump unveiled a jaw-dropping list of taxpayer-funded government programs during an address from Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. He highlighted what he called “massive fraud” and wasteful spending that has plagued the federal government.
Trump’s remarks, which included shocking details about Social Security irregularities and questionable foreign aid expenditures, have reignited calls for accountability and transparency in how taxpayer dollars are spent.
Trump began by drawing attention to what he described as blatant fraud within the Social Security system. Citing government records, he revealed that millions of beneficiaries are listed as being over 100 years old, with some even allegedly living beyond 200 years.
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“From 90 to 99 years old, there are 6 million people. That’s possible, I guess,” Trump said. “But then you have 4.7 million people listed as 100 to 109 years old. Really? And 3.4 million people from 120 to 129 years old? The record for the oldest person ever is 127, but somehow we have millions living past that. This is fraud, plain and simple.”
Trump went on to detail even more absurd numbers, including 3,936 people listed as 130 to 139 years old, 1.3 million people allegedly aged 150 to 159, and even one person listed as 360 years old. “If I met someone who was 360 years old, I’d worship the ground they walk on,” Trump quipped.
He argued that removing these fraudulent entries from the Social Security rolls would immediately strengthen the program for legitimate beneficiaries. “If you take all these fake numbers out, suddenly Social Security is solvent again. It’s a very positive thing,” he said.
Trump then shifted his focus to what he called “wasteful” and “unheard-of” foreign aid programs funded by American taxpayers. He read off a list of eye-popping expenditures, including:
- $520 million for an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consultant in Africa.
- $25 million to promote biodiversity conservation and “illicit livelihoods” in Colombia.
- $40 million to improve the social and economic inclusion of “sedentary migrants.”
- $42 million to Johns Hopkins University for social and behavioral change research in Uganda.
- $10 million for voluntary medical male circumcisions in Mozambique.
- $9.7 million to teach Cambodian youth about “enterprise-driven skills.”
- $21 million to increase voter turnout in India.
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“Why are we giving $21 million to India for voter turnout?” Trump asked. “They’re one of the highest-taxing countries in the world. What about voter turnout here? We’ve got our own problems to fix.”
He also criticized a $47 million program to improve learning outcomes in Asia, noting that Asian countries already outperform the U.S. in education. “Asia’s doing very well. They’re doing a lot better than we are in schools,” he said.
Trump’s address underscored his long-standing criticism of government waste and corruption. “This is all fraud,” he declared. “We’re talking about hundreds of billions of dollars being spent on things nobody’s ever heard of. It’s a very corrupt country, and it’s a sad thing to say, but we’re figuring it out now.”
He called for immediate action to audit and reform these programs, emphasizing the need to prioritize American taxpayers and ensure their money is spent wisely.
“We have to take care of our own people first,” Trump said. “This kind of waste and fraud is unacceptable, and it’s time to put an end to it.”
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