Walz mocks Trump’s age at Georgia rally, says he ‘qualifies for Social Security’

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mocked former President Trump’s age during a Tuesday night rally in Georgia.

Walz criticized Trump’s proposal to stop taxing Social Security checks, while joking that Trump himself would be eligible for the program, which is intended for Americans 62 and older.

“Now Trump came up with a plan that if we implement his plan, Social Security will go bankrupt within six years,” he said, referring to a recent analysis of the effect of Trump’s tax proposals on Social Security.

“Social Security might not be that important to a guy like that. If you’re a billionaire and your dad gave you $400 million, you’ve pretty much wasted it all, but you can just scrape by with $400 million… it makes him doesn’t matter He doesn’t care if he gets a check.”

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mocked former President Trump’s age during a Tuesday night rally in Georgia (Getty Images)

The crowd cheered as Walz joked, “Now he’s almost 80, so he’s eligible for Social Security.”

“He’s eligible, but he doesn’t care. My mother drives, who is almost 90. She is using her Social Security check,” Walz said. “(Democratic 2024 Vice President nominee Kamala Harris) and I will protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare.”

The former president’s age has been a favored political cue for Harris allies since 81-year-old President Biden dropped out of the race.

However, the recent analysis from the Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) accused both Trump and Harris of lacking sufficient answers on Social Security.

On her campaign website, Harris promised to “protect” Social Security by making corporations and the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes, though it didn’t elaborate much further.

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Harris’ campaign website provides few details about Social Security’s solvency plans (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Unfortunately, neither candidate has presented plans to fix Social Security’s finances, despite the looming $16,500 budget cut faced by a typical couple entering retirement just before insolvency,” the CRFB analysis said.

However, Trump’s stated tax and tariff policies were predicted to advance the program’s projected solvency from fiscal year 2034 to fiscal year 2031.

The former president vowed to protect Social Security and Medicare during numerous public appearances during his campaign. He told supporters Monday night at his own event in Georgia: “I’m the one who’s going to make Social Security strong again.”

The evening rally was Walz’s last public stop in Georgia on Tuesday after several public events.

Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have poured enormous amounts of time and resources into the Peach State, which Biden won by less than 1% in 2020.

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Both campaigns have poured significant resources into Georgia (Megan Varner/Washington Post)

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Trump campaign Georgia spokesperson Morgan Ackley said of Walz’s day-long swing: “Since Kamala Harris said she wouldn’t have done anything differently than Joe Biden, Tim Walz has been campaigning for four more years of unchecked illegal immigration , sky-high prices and war. abroad.”

“Georgia voters know that President Trump will fix what Kamala Harris broke and come to the polls on November 5 for his America First Agenda,” Ackley said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign Tuesday evening for comment on Walz’s specific comments.

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