Donald Trump at CPAC
Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland.
  • Some GOP lawmakers are reportedly eyeing raising the retirement age for Social Security to 70.
  • Trump bashed the idea at CPAC, saying the program should be kept as is.
  • Trump has previously called out Republicans for considering cuts to the program in debt ceiling talks.

Former President Donald Trump is once again blasting his own party for discussing changes to Social Security.

During the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) — an annual three-day conference that brings conservative figures to Washington, DC — Trump took to the stage to criticize Republican lawmakers who are eyeing changes to Social Security that would make benefits more difficult to access.