Social Security reform grabbed only a small part of the spotlight this week as five presidential hopefuls at the third Republican presidential debate offered only brief views on whether the retirement age of the program should be changed.
Kristen Welker, host of NBC’s Meet the Press and one of the moderators of the debate, which was held in Miami, kicked off the subject by saying that Social Security benefits could be drastically cut in the next decade because the program is running out of money. She quoted former President Donald Trump, who did not participate in the debate, as saying that Republicans should not cut entitlements, and asked the candidates to respond.
