FROM DAILY MAIL: President Donald Trump claims that hundreds of thousands of non-citizens and millions of dead Americans have been removed from the Social Security system.
According to the SSA, only ‘lawfully present noncitizens of the United States who meet all eligibility requirements can qualify for Social Security benefits.’
Trump said nearly 60 million Americans rely on Social Security, the safety net that provides retirees with regular payments.
The 79-year-old president celebrated the numbers while signing a proclamation commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the Oval Office on Thursday.
Trump said: “We’ve already kicked nearly 275,000 illegal aliens off of the Social Security system.”
“These are people, many of them have already left the country, and yet we were sending them checks all the time,” he added. “Under Biden, Social Security went down like nobody’s ever seen. It deteriorated.”
An SSA spokesperson agreed, telling Daily Mail, “Under President Trump’s leadership, SSA updated the Social Security records of about 275,000 individuals no longer holding legal status, ensuring people ineligible to receive benefits are not improperly paid.”
Trump also said more than 12 million individuals aged 120 or older were removed from the SSA system.
“Some identified were ‘over 120 years of age, meaning you were breaking records, because I’ve never heard of anybody at 125,” the president joked. “There were nearly 135,000 people listed who are over 160 years old, and in some cases, getting payments.”
President Trump, on the 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act, is strengthening Social Security for ALL AMERICANS:
✅ No tax on Social Security for seniors
✅ Removed 275,000 illegal aliens from the system
✅ 12.4 million names over 120 years old removed from database pic.twitter.com/kTasd9yHuQ— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2025
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