Seattle City Wire

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Washington's 7th district, recently expressed her concerns via social media regarding actions and statements made by members of former President Trump's administration. On March 21, 2025, she highlighted several issues affecting civil rights and social welfare programs.

In a tweet posted on March 21, 2025, at 20:28 UTC, Rep. Jayapal commented on remarks made by a billionaire member of Trump's Cabinet during a podcast with fellow billionaires. She stated that this individual suggested citizens should not complain if their Social Security checks were cut off. "A billionaire member of Trump's Cabinet, on a podcast with his billionaire friends, just said that you shouldn't complain if they cut off your Social Security checks."

Later that day at 21:22 UTC, Rep. Jayapal tweeted about the Department of Homeland Security under Trump's administration. She claimed it was "out of control," arresting U.S. citizens and violating civil rights while also noting the firing of almost the entire civil rights division within the agency as a significant risk to Americans' protections. "Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is already out of control, arresting US Citizens & violating our civil rights."

Finally, at 23:57 UTC on the same day, Rep. Jayapal criticized efforts by Trump and Elon Musk to undermine government programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to benefit wealthy individuals through tax cuts for billionaires."Trump and Musk are doing everything they can — legal or not — to dismantle our government and the programs that people rely on like Social Security."