During a segment on CNN about the state’s Supreme Court election this week, Abby Phillip straight up lied, claiming that Elon Musk and DOGE were targeting Social Security.
Former Wisconsin governor, Republican Scott Walker, was on the show, and he jumped in to correct her in real time, pointing out that Musk specifically said he was NOT targeting Social Security.
Phillip was basically just parroting false Democrat talking points, as so many people in the media do on a regular basis.
FOX News reports:
CNN host spars with former Wisconsin governor on the claim Musk said he would cut Social Security
CNN’s Abby Phillip and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker got into a heated argument over her claim Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk talked about cutting Social Security and Medicaid benefits at a recent town hall event.
During a segment on “CNN NewsNight” Tuesday night, Phillip referenced Musk holding an event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, over the weekend ahead of a closely watched state Supreme Court election. She claimed that at the town hall he “talked about cutting Medicaid and Social Security through DOGE.”
“Actually, he never talked about that. He explicitly said in Green Bay he would not cut Social Security. That’s exactly what he said,” Walker pushed back.
“Well, he talked at his rallies,” Phillip said.
“No, no. Other people said that,” Walker argued. “But I was there. I watched him. He did not say he was going to cut Medicaid.”
Watch the video:
You can’t lie on LIVE television without me fact checking you. pic.twitter.com/oujIZjsole
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) April 3, 2025
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Elon Musk set the record straight on Sunday in a fiery rally held to support Judge Brad Schimel’s bid for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, blasting the media’s fear-mongering over Medicaid cuts under President Trump.
“DOGE will make sure you get your Social Security. DOGE will make sure you get your Medicaid. There will be no cuts to legitimate payments—whatsoever,” Musk said.
All of the media’s ‘mistakes’ go in only one direction. We have seen it over and over again for years. Democrat talking points get repeated no matter how false they are.
