Chris LaCivita, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, rejected talk of the Department of Government Efficiency making drastic cuts to Social Security, telling Politico on Friday that it’s not DOGE leader Elon Musk’s decision.

LaCivita, appearing on Politico’s “Deep Dive” podcast with White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns, LaCivita offered clarity on who makes decisions in the White House.

LaCivita, a former Trump co-campaign manager, listed several of the more outlandish expenditures the federal government has been making and then said, “Now they’re not going to cut social security. They’re not going to cut Medicaid, they’re just not. That’s just fearmongering from the left.”

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