Biden: If Cutting Social Security Is Your Dream, I’m Your Nightmare!

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BIDEN:” They are more than government programs, they're a promise, a promise we made. Work hard and contribute, and when the time comes to retire, we’ll be there for you to help you out. It's been a sacred trust, a rock-solid guarantee, generations of Americans have counted on it and it works. The number of seniors living in poverty has plummeted since Social Security was created. Now these guys wanna cut it. I don’t get it. I really don't. I don't know who they think they are. We saw on Tuesday night, Republicans don’t like being called out on this. They were not very happy with me pointing this out. But the words speak -- look, I know that a lot of Republicans, their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. Well, let me say this: If that’s your dream, I’m your nightmare.
(Laughter and Applause)
By the way, that may be redundant. I think they already think I am, but...”