I told you they were going to take Social Security and Medicare

[Eliot Rosewater]

But many assured me that I was wrong and there’s no way they would ever try and do that. Sigh.

The Context of the Speaker's RemarksOn a June 2026 appearance on The Moon Griffon Show, Speaker Johnson addressed the ballooning national debt, which has surpassed ($40) trillion. In discussing the federal budget, he made the argument that funds allocated to senior citizens are not locked in by nature and could theoretically be directed elsewhere if the budget were changed.The exact commentary has sparked significant debate, with Democratic lawmakers and advocates warning that it signals GOP intentions to cut or overhaul foundational programs for seniors. For further context, Johnson emphasized that "desperate times call for desperate measures" when addressing the automatic, mandatory spending that takes up the vast majority of the federal budget.

Remember, all Social Security trustees now are Trump appointed, they do not tell the truth about how much money we have.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Oh and yeah, those of us in blue states won't be voting by mail

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/29/postal-service-mail-in-ballot-voter-lists-trump.html


One way or another they will stop us from voting end of fucking story.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬


But yeah, Kamala wasn’t gonna be perfect on Gaza so yeah why not, Jesus Christ the stupidity.

[ImNotGod]

2. I think that's why tRump is making a fort out of the White House, he knows that when he screws up the election

people will have no other options than to demonstrate or worse. He's setting up barricades around areas that have been open to the public for hundreds of years.

[BidenRocks]

14. J-6 Redux!

Only this time, the bell tolls for thee!

[senseandsensibility]

3. Sounds like a rallying cry for Dems heading into the midterms

Hope they use it.

[Deuxcents]

4. Never once have they considered at least putting a hold on the lopsided tax increase for the wealthy

There are all kinds of election ads on the local tv and every republican candidate is running on balanced budgets..it’s time to stop run a way spending..yep.After the administrations spending spree, they now want to talk about too much spending while he is beautifying DC, and other projects they have not even questioned.

[wnylib]

12. Trump's grift is jacking up the nationsl debt bigly.

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[FakeNoose]

19. I think it's his grifting combined with his mismanagement

There's no way they can blame this on Biden or Obama.

[Katcat]

5. Well Mr. Speaker

You are absolutely correct that desperate times call for desperate measures. Just how willing are you to tear the country apart even further? You go cutting SS while giving the madman in the WH free rein to loot the treasury will cause most Americans to be against the GOP! Desperate people with starving children will not care for your mealy mouthed excuses. !

[BattleRow]

7. Revolutions are fought by those whose ribs are easily counted

[LatteLady]

6. Please provide a link to the source

Thank you

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Here

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5922483-johnson-social-security-republicans/


And remember the trustees are appointed by Trump, they are lying. They are telling us we are out of money or will be soon, as I predicted that’s what they would say, he replaced all the trustees with people who will steal the money and lie about it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. All four trustees Trump appointees. The other two seats are vacant.

The four ex-officio federal trustees: These positions are occupied by Trump administration officials.The two public trustees: These two seats, which are legally required to be filled by members of different political parties, are currently vacant.


They are lying to us. Please tell everybody you know.

[WorseDayEver]

10. link to snip

https://conservativeinstitute.org/politics/speaker-johnsons-call-to-fix-social-security-draws-sharp-pushback-from-senate-republicans.htm

[Eliot Rosewater]

20. Thanks been trying to do this on my phone while out running around

[surfered]

11. The debt is increasing because of Trump's profligate spending.

His tax cuts, the Iran War, ballrooms, ICE Detention Centers, his State Fair, Reflecting Pool, changing the name of the Defense Dept

There’s a reason he had six bankruptcies and he alone has added $10 trillion to our debt over his two terms.

He’s responsible for 25% of our current debt and the GOP enabled him as they have the power of the purse.

[GiqueCee]

13. I'm 80 next year...

... but I'm determined to live long enough to piss on "Moses" Johnson's grave, too. I'm gonna have to drink a LOTTA water to fulfill all my urinary obligations.

[Johonny]

15. Social Security "reform" is what ended Bush 2.0

[LuckyCharms]

16. You don't want to piss off us old folks, Johnson...

We're stronger than we look, and we don't give a fuck about niceties.

To you assholes who have probably put me on some list by now:

I'm speaking figuratively. Fuck you.

[BidenRocks]

17. Picture millions of pissed off Seniors!

We are all open carrying.
What are they going to do?
Kill us all?

We are veterans and are tired of their shit.
I have 10 years with zero fucks left to give!

Is this the hill young politicians choose to die on?

They are talking of killing us.

[paleotn]

18. Trying a doing are two different things.

Republicans have been trying to eliminate SS and Medicare since their inception.

[ffr]

21. Johnson emphasized that "desperate times call for desperate measures?" He's in the captain's house of the ship

I thought the trickle-down economy was doing great? Isn't that what the RW media propaganda machine has been telling the public?

If that's not the case, maybe we shouldn't be stealing from the workers, but rather throwing all those who brought us to this moment of desperate times out of office.

Elect clowns. Expect a chaotic circus.

[Deuxcents]

22. There's only so much the people will take and we've put up with a lot. Mutiny comes to mind