Biden campaign takes aim at Trump stance on Social Security, Medicare in new advertisement
The reelection campaign of President Joe Biden on Monday released a new digital advertisement targeting Donald Trump over comments the former president made to CNBC about cutting government programs including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Biden campaign gave CNBC a first look at the new 20-second ad highlighting the statement on "Squawk Box" by Trump, who as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee is expected to face Biden in November's election. The ad will be published on Biden's X, Facebook, Instagram and Threads social media accounts, the campaign said. In the interview on Monday, CNBC host Joe Kernen asked Trump if he had changed his "outlook on how to handle entitlements: Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid?" Kernen's question was based on a concern that those programs, if not cut, will continue to fuel increases in the U.S. national debt. Trump answered: "There is a lot you