{"id":2603766,"date":"2026-05-17T16:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-spicer-linked-group-makes-case-for-trump-to-seniors-before-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T16:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:54:13","slug":"sean-spicer-linked-group-makes-case-for-trump-to-seniors-before-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-spicer-linked-group-makes-case-for-trump-to-seniors-before-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Spicer-linked group makes case for Trump to seniors before midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsean-spicer-linked-group-makes-case-for-trump-to-seniors-before-midterm-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>former White House press secretary Sean spicer,working wiht the conservative group Seniors Matter for America,is helping lead an outside political advertising push ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections.The 30-second ad, \u201cFirst,\u201d will roll out in the Washington, D.C., TV and digital market and is designed to highlight Trump\u2019s record on issues affecting older voters-especially proposals and policies tied to Social Security (including ending taxes on Social Security and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-moves-bill-to-let-dc-residents-benefit-from-trump-tax-cuts\/\" title=\"Senate moves bill to let DC residents benefit from ... tax cuts\">senior tax deduction<\/a>) and healthcare, such as efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-mihalick-congress-can-stop-pharmacy-benefit-managers-from-manipulating-patients\/\" title=\"Peter Mihalick: Congress Can Stop Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Manipulating Patients\">make prescription drugs<\/a> more affordable and to keep Medicare and Medicare Advantage \u201cstrong and reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spicer serves as a senior adviser to the coalition, which was formed to advocate for protecting promised senior benefits, increasing seniors\u2019 financial security, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >safeguarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-paul-proposes-to-fight-conor-mcgregor-in-the-ufc\/\" title=\"Jake Paul Proposes to Fight Conor McGregor in the UFC\">long-term healthcare<\/a><\/a>. He argues Trump has done more for seniors than other recent presidents, pointing to tangible actions and outcomes. The article also notes that Democrats have criticized Trump over senior-focused policies, including Medicaid cuts, and have alleged plans could lead to Social Security privatization; the White House disputes those claims, saying Trump would \u201csupplement not substitute\u201d social security. Trump has similarly made public appeals to seniors, including at Older Americans Month in The Villages, Florida.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> Former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-spicer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1797\">Sean Spicer <\/a>used to help President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> from inside his administration, but now he and Seniors Matter for America are doing so from the outside with a new ad before November\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a> that underscores what Trump has been doing for older voters.<\/p>\n<p>Spicer and Seniors Matter for America are poised to launch a 30-second ad in the Washington, D.C., TV and digital platform market on Monday, called \u201cFirst,\u201d as part of a more expansive six-figure campaign before the fall contests.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4562996\/june-social-security-direct-payment-goes-out-15-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 15 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4562388\/second-round-may-social-security-payments-in-4-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Second round of May Social Security payments goes out in 4 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4562947\/june-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-16-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 16 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump puts America\u2019s seniors first,\u201d the narrator will say. \u201cHe fought for no taxes on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"796\">Social Security<\/a> and a $6,000 tax deduction for seniors, but he\u2019s not done yet.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"gIofqQm1bLI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gIofqQm1bLI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The narrator will also cite Trump\u2019s healthcare policies that comprise the president\u2019s Seniors First Agenda, including trying to make prescription drugs \u201cmore affordable\u201d and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"797\">Medicare<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare-advantage\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4126\">Medicare Advantage<\/a> \u201cstrong and reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeniors rely on our support,\u201d he will say. \u201cAfter a lifetime of hard work, they deserve it. Thank President Trump, for being a champion for seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spicer is a senior adviser to Seniors Matter for America, a conservative coalition that started in January to \u201cchampion policies that protect promised benefits for seniors, put more money in their pockets, and ensure their long-term healthcare,\u201d according to a spokeswoman for the group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, center, talking with guests as they wait for the arrival of President Donald Trump at the Commander-in-Chief\u2019s Trophy presentation with the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spicer was Trump\u2019s original press secretary during his first administration before he was replaced by now Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sarah-huckabee-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10129\">Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/a> (R-AR) in July, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Spicer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Trump \u201chas done more to put seniors first than any president in recent memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom fighting to end taxes on Social Security to protecting Medicare Advantage, he has delivered real, tangible results for the Americans who built this country,\u201d the political commentator and former <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> contestant said. \u201cAmerica will always deliver for those who did so much to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer gestures while speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Fle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump has been appealing to seniors before the midterm elections. He appeared in May at Older Americans Month, in the Villages, Florida, a popular age-restricted community in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been criticized by Democrats for his record for seniors, from his decision to make cuts to Medicaid through the One Big Beautiful Bill to the likes of Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11700\">Scott Bessent<\/a> saying Trump accounts are a \u201cbackdoor\u201d for privatizing Social Security. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4564754\/trump-cutting-costs-iran-price-hikes\/\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP IS DOING TO CUT COSTS FOR AMERICANS AMID IRAN WAR PRICE HIKES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House has ardently defended Trump and Bessent from the criticism, with current White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11685\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> contending last July that Trump accounts will \u201csupplement\u201d not \u201csubstitute\u201d Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the Trump administration, we\u2019re standing up for American seniors like no president has ever stood up before,\u201d Trump said during the Villages event. \u201cJust as I promised, we\u2019re strongly protecting Social Security and Medicare \u2014 and we always will.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fighting for America\u2019s Seniors! NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY \ud83d\udcb0<\/p>\n<p>President Donald J. Trump speaks with the great American patriots at The Villages. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fezseZy7xb\">pic.twitter.com\/fezseZy7xb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2051378295338381497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE &#8211; Sean Spicer and Seniors Matter launch a pro-Trump seniors ad ahead of November midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2603767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26079528822311.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[34250,47234,79831,32640],"class_list":["post-2603766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-midterm-elections","tag-sean-spicer","tag-senior-outreach","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26079528822311.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603766"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603770,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603766\/revisions\/2603770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}