In a bold and refreshing announcement that cuts through Washington’s typical double-speak, President Donald J. Trump made it clear on Truth Social that he is not backing down from his pledge to protect America’s seniors from unfair taxation. While the left continues to push for bigger government and higher taxes, President Trump is fighting to give seniors the break they’ve long deserved — by working to end the taxation of Social Security benefits once and for all.
The announcement, posted Saturday, May 31, marks a major development in Trump’s ongoing campaign to relieve America’s working families and retirees from excessive tax burdens. While his much-anticipated “Big, Beautiful Tax Bill” is already packed with working-class tax relief — including proposals to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime — Trump made it clear that a broader assault on unfair taxes is well underway.
“Like the other two, TIPS AND OVERTIME, No Tax on Social Security is being done also, but in a different form, a large deduction after which many will have no tax to pay. Thank you!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Translation: For millions of seniors, the days of being punished at tax time simply for collecting the Social Security they spent a lifetime earning may soon be over.
This is not a new position for Trump — it’s a promise he’s made repeatedly and consistently. In April, during a fiery rally speech, Trump declared:
“In the coming weeks and months, we will pass the largest tax cuts in American history — and that will include no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, and no tax on overtime.”
And again, in March, he emphasized the need to help seniors being crushed by Biden-era inflation:
“I’m calling for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security benefits for our great seniors.”
Trump’s stance is not only clear — it’s principled. During his 2024 campaign stops, including a rally in Kingston, North Carolina, he connected directly with seniors who are suffering under Joe Biden’s failed economic policies.
“Our seniors need it. Our seniors — most of them are on fixed incomes,” Trump said. “This is about fairness and dignity.”
He’s also taken the message to digital airwaves. In one of his Project 2025 videos, Trump pointed out the shameful history behind Social Security taxation — a scheme that didn’t even exist until the mid-1980s.
“This cruel double taxation of Social Security benefits only came into existence in 1984,” Trump explained. “And thanks to inflation under Harris, this tax has hit seniors very, very hard, every single year.”
In contrast, the Biden administration and its left-wing allies continue to look for ways to expand the government’s reach into Americans’ wallets. With inflation eating away at fixed incomes and federal taxes siphoning off retirement checks, it’s no wonder many seniors are struggling to get by. Meanwhile, Washington elites treat Social Security like a piggy bank for their big-spending social experiments.
President Trump is making a different choice: to stand with the American people, not the bureaucrats. His commitment to ending the tax on Social Security isn’t just smart policy — it’s moral leadership.
As 2024 heats up, this pledge may prove to be one of the defining contrasts between a president who puts seniors first and a party that sees them as a revenue source.
Seniors built this country. President Trump is making sure they’re finally treated with the respect — and the tax relief — they deserve.
