Trump’s remarks at a town hall in Pennsylvania triggered a Twitter debate between the top two Democratic contenders.
vying for the nomination, the two sparred Thursday night over Social Security, trading barbs on Twitter and setting up the contours of the remaining months of the campaign.
The late-night back-and-forth began with Biden commenting on a video of President Trump at a town hall hosted by Fox News where the president says he will cut social safety net programs in his next term.“Here’s the deal, folks: social security is on the ballot this year, and the choice couldn’t be clearer: I’ll protect and expand it. Donald Trump will cut it and take it away,” Biden tweeted.“Here’s the deal: Joe Biden has repeatedly advocated for cuts to Social Security.
“Get real, Joe. One of us has a history of not only fighting cuts to Social Security but working to expand benefits. And that’s why we are the campaign best positioned to defeat Donald Trump,” Sanders responded.Sanders and his supporters have criticized Biden over past comments on Social Security — an issue of utmost importance to the most reliable voting bloc: those over 65 years old — highlighting a video that has been deemed misleading by some fact-checkers.
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