Trump has repeatedly said he won’t “cut one cent” from Social Security or raise the retirement age. The official Republican Party Platform adopted at the Republican National Convention echoed those promises but it’s less clear how Trump plans to shore up the program’s finances.

The next U.S. president and Congress will need to tackle the financial challenges facing Social Security if we are going to avert a sharp cut in benefits to the 68 million retired or disabled Americans who rely on the program.

With former President Donald Trump again taking office this January, Americans are waiting to see how his economic policies will impact the nation, including more than 72 million people already receiving Social Security benefits.

Jane Burigsay, Hawaii Public Affairs Officer for the Social Security Administration joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss pros and cons of taking Social Security at 62, what is