Fox News Digital spoke to a data expert about Democrats who are pushing back on Elon Musk's claim that Social Security operates the same way as a Ponzi scheme.

Trump allies are pushing the White House to rein in Elon Musk’s media appearances as his attacks on Social Security – which he called “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time” – stoke concerns among lawmakers and constituents,

A former Social Security Administration commissioner said DOGE had "taken 90 percent" of the steps needed to "crater the agency."

The idea of Elon Musk calling social security a “Ponzi scheme” is so far off and evil that this senior citizen has to try to explain his respect of this “scheme.” Social Security is one of this country’s greatest programs to eliminate senior citizens from dire poverty.

Elon Musk, the billionaire unofficially running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said on X he’s “increasingly optimistic” about the future of retirement benefits, adding there was “potential to increase actual dollars received by citizens.