Biden seizes on Trump floating ‘cutting’ related to Social Security t…

President Joe Biden and his reelection campaign have seized on former President Donald Trump, in an interview Monday on CNBC, floating cuts related to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare in a potential second term in order to curb the tens of trillions of dollars in national debt.

Responding to his rival’s comments from his personal X account, Biden wrote, “Not on my watch.”

His campaign, which is in the early stages of the lengthy general election fight with Trump, has been highlighting the former president’s exchange with CNBC anchor Joe Kernen, using clips of the interview on social media to argue Trump — who also raised the prospect of overhauling how entitlements are managed — would threaten retirement programs in the White House.

The Trump campaign has pushed back, saying his words are being distorted.

“Have you changed your outlook on how to handle entitlements — Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid? Mr. President, it seems like something has to be done or…