Former President Donald Trump’s politics are mostly focused on himself, as opposed to an ideology, but two notable evolutions this week — on Social Security and TikTok — spotlight something new.
Both Trump and President Joe Biden will look to sell their policy positions now that their general election rematch is upon us. Biden, for instance, has shifted on border policy, a calculated shift to address the crisis and also triangulate support away from Trump. But Trump’s comments on TikTok and Social Security, both in an unfettered interview on CNBC, suggest not calculation, but confusion about Social Security and ambivalence about TikTok.
On Social Security: Trump spent the primary and much of his political career promising to protect benefits
