{"id":393,"date":"2025-02-23T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=393"},"modified":"2025-02-23T12:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T12:01:02","slug":"social-securitys-top-official-quits-after-requests-from-elon-musks-doge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=393","title":{"rendered":"Social Security\u2019s Top Official Quits After Requests From Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top official at the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend because Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency wanted to see private records of Americans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"v-conservativebrief\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Michelle King, who had been acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration for 30 years and was in charge of the benefits that 73 million retirees and disabled people get, quit, according to the White House, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/02\/18\/social-security-official-michelle-king-resigns\/79056807007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=394\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Readmore-1-1-1-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_393\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"393\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top official at the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend because Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency wanted to see private records of Americans. 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