MSNBC host Jose Diaz-Balart was stunned Tuesday when told that a cursory audit found $72 billion worth of waste in Social Security.
President Donald Trump appointed Leland Dudek, the head of the Social Security Administration’s anti-fraud office, as acting head of the agency after Michelle King resigned following a clash with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees. NBC News reporter Aaron Gilchrist told Diaz-Balart about just how much fraud an inspector general’s report found. (RELATED: ‘I Don’t Care What Polls Say’: Joe Scarborough Demands Dems ‘Defend’ USAID From Shutdown In Two-Minute Rant)
“There was an inspector general audit last year that showed, over an eight-year period, the Social Security Administration made almost $72 billion in improper payments, a little less than 1% of payments in that time period,” Gilchrist said. “Now, the report…
