The ex-US president told a conference in Chicago that the government had “taken a hatchet” to the Social Security system, which Donald Trump and Elon Musk – who is leading the White House’s cost-cutting efforts – say is beset by fraud.
The administration wants to cut staff at the agency responsible for spending $1.6 trillion (£1.2 trillion) in benefits a year.
Biden did not refer to Trump by name during his speech on Tuesday, but said: “In fewer than 100 days, this new administration has done so much damage and so much destruction. It’s kind of breath-taking.” (BBC News)