Following President Biden’s State of the Union speech, Republicans have been trying to lie about their plan to cut Social Security benefits–only for Senator Ron Johnson, a member of the Budget Committee, to reveal their true intentions by repeatedly calling the program a ponzi scheme.
Shot: Ron Johnson in 2010: “I said Washington treats Social Security like a ponzi scheme. You know what? I did say that! Because it’s true!”
Chaser: Senator Ron Johnson in 2023: “Social Security… is a legal ponzi scheme.”
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