Walz mocks President Trump's age at Georgia rally, says he “qualifies for Social Security''

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, mocked former President Trump's age at a Tuesday night rally in Georgia.

Walz criticized President Trump's proposal to stop taxing Social Security checks, and quipped that Trump himself would be eligible for the program, which covers Americans 62 and older.

He cited a recent analysis of the impact of President Trump's tax proposals on Social Security, saying, “President Trump has laid out a plan that if we implement his plan, Social Security will be bankrupt within six years. ” he said.

“Social Security may not be that important to a guy like that. If you're a millionaire and your father gave you $400 million, you spent almost all of it, but $400 million… You can spend the dollars dragging… He doesn't care. He doesn't care about getting the check.”

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The audience roared when Waltz jokingly said, “He's almost 80 years old, so he's eligible for Social Security.”

“He's eligible, but he doesn't care. My mom lets someone who's almost 90 years old drive her car. She uses her Social Security check,” Walz said. “[2024 Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris]and I will protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare.”

Since President Biden, 81, withdrew from the race, the former president's age has become a favorite political cudgel for Harris' supporters.

But a recent analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) accused both Trump and Harris of not providing sufficient answers on Social Security.

On her campaign website, Harris promised to “protect Social Security by making sure that corporations and the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes,” without elaborating further.

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Harris' campaign website has few details about her Social Security solvency plan. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Unfortunately, neither candidate has offered a plan to rebuild Social Security finances, despite the looming $16,500 cut for the typical couple retiring on the verge of bankruptcy,” the CRFB analysis said. It is said that

However, it predicted that the program's projected solvency would increase from fiscal year 2034 to fiscal year 2031 due to tax and tariff policies announced by President Trump.

The former president made numerous public appearances during his campaign, vowing to protect Social Security and Medicare. “I'm going to make Social Security strong again,” he told supporters at his event in Georgia just Monday night.

The evening rally was Walz's last public appearance in Georgia on Tuesday, after multiple public events.

Both Harris and Trump's campaigns have poured significant time and resources into the Peach State, which Biden won by less than 1 percentage point in 2020.

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Trump campaign Georgia spokeswoman Morgan Ackley said of Walz's shaky day, “Tim Walz, because Kamala Harris says she didn't do anything different than Joe Biden. “We are calling for four more years of uncontrolled illegal immigration, rising prices, and war.” abroad. “

“Georgia voters know that President Trump will right what Kamala Harris broke and show up at the ballot box on November 5th with an America First policy,” Ackley said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign Tuesday night for comment on Walz's specific remarks.

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