President Donald Trump’s promises to safeguard Social Security and Medicare are being complicated by his close adviser Elon Musk’s far-reaching cost-cutting efforts at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency.

With the House narrowly passing a budget blueprint that calls for at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, fears are being fueled about potential cuts to popular programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

As the Social Security Administration cuts staff, that could impact the agency's ability to pay millions of benefit checks each month, Democratic senators warn.