Social Security Director Stops After Clash with Doge over Data: Report
The acting chief of Social Security Bureau (SSA) reported that he left work over the weekend after writing Elon Musk-led Government Efficiency (DOGE) and head over his efforts to access certain sensitive government records.
Washington Post Three people familiar with Michelle King’s departure reported Monday that they had resigned from their position after differences of opinion.
In response to King’s departure, President Donald Trump reportedly appointed Leland Dudeck to lead the agency as presidential candidate, serving as SSA commissioner Frank Vignano.
White House chief press secretary Harrison Fields said he hopes Visignano will be “quickly confirmed in the coming weeks.”
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The US Social Security Administration logo will be seen on November 5th, 2020 outside the Social Security Building in Burbank, California. (Photo: Valerie Macon/AFP) (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP by Getty Images) (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
“Until then, agents will be led by social security prevention experts as representative committee members,” Fields said without naming the replacement. “President Trump is committed to appointing the best and most qualified individuals dedicated to working on behalf of the American people.
Three individuals who spoke to the Washington Post while anonymous were reportedly posting positive comments about Dudek’s efforts to search for Doge’s scam. Reduce costs Federal government agencies.
The SSA did not respond to requests for comment regarding the issue of Fox News Digital.
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Elon Musk will speak at an event in Washington with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. (Photo by Alex Brandon) (AP image)
Musk is leading the dogge to actively reduce government waste when it comes to federal spending below President Trump. The department was created by an executive order and is a temporary organization within the White House that will last 18 months of its mission.
One of the department’s latest goals is SSA. It was created by the Social Security Act under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and was tasked with establishing the federal welfare system for older Americans.
As Doge continues to find fraud and wasteful spending on SSA, Musk turned to X on Monday, saying that millions of people listed in the Social Security database “setting the death field false.” They say they are recorded as 100 people! ”
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“According to the Social Security database, these are the number of buckets for each age, and the death field may be set to false! Maybe Twilight is real and there are plenty of vampires gathering social security.” Posted by Muskadd a laughing emoji that spins a few times to the floor.
His posts include a chart showing that over 100 years old are listed as over 100 to 139 years old, with over 3.5 million people in the 140-149 range, and over 20 million people over 100, including over 150 people. It’s a feature. -159 range.
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According to data from the US Census Bureau, the 2020 census had a US population of over 331 million, while the number of people over 100 was over 80,000.
Alex Nitzberg of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.