White House says deleted tweet crediting Biden on Social Security gains was ‘incomplete’

The Biden administration on Wednesday argued that a deleted White House tweet touting Social Security increases was removed because it was “incomplete.”

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Wednesday’s briefing that the tweet, which credited President Joe Biden for the “biggest increase” to Social Security checks in a decade, should have included other contextual information.

The now-deleted tweet read: “Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden’s leadership.”

It was removed after Twitter marked it with a “context” note to explain how under a 1972 law, Social Security increases are adjusted based on the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index, not presidential action.

Jean-Pierre said the tweet should have included details about how Medicare premiums will decrease for the first time in over a decade. She also said the tweet should have drawn a clear contrast between Biden’s position on Social Security and that of Republicans, who she accused of supporting cuts to the social safety net program.