Joe Biden gives first speech since leaving White House

The ex-president uses the speech to criticise the Trump administration's cuts to the welfare agency.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingAudioPodcastsRadioAudio FAQsVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersBiden attacks Trump in first speech since leaving White House8 hours agoShareSaveRuth ComerfordBBC NewsShareSaveReutersThe former president described social security as a "sacred promise."Joe Biden has used his first speech since leaving office to criticise the Trump administration's welfare policies.

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 - claim 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."

Watch: Biden attacks Trump in first speech since leaving White HouseHe described social security as a "sacred promise", adding: "We know just how much social security matters to people's lives."

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