Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security

In first speech since leaving office, ex-president spoke of destruction' current administration has wrought

Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Donald Trump and his billionaire lieutenant, Elon Musk, of taking a hatchet" to the social security administration as they moved at warp-speed to dismantle large swaths of the federal government.

In his first public remarks since leaving office, the former president avoided any explicit mention of Trump - his predecessor and successor - but he was sharply critical of the new administration for threatening social security, which Biden called a sacred promise" that more than 70 million Americans rely on each month.