Claims he is first and only GOP hopeful promising no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and says Huckabee copied him

On May 7, 2015, Trump tweeted, “I was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. Huckabee copied me,” presenting himself as uniquely committed to protecting major entitlement programs while accusing rival Mike Huckabee of stealing his line. The tweet, preserved on X/Twitter and later cited by outlets including Time, STAT, Mother Jones, and Newsweek, shows him blending a populist promise to defend Social Security and health-care programs with self-promotion and intra-party jabs, even though subsequent Republican budgets and Trump-backed repeal efforts would repeatedly target Medicaid and related supports.

"I was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. Huckabee copied me." — Tweet from Trump’s @realDonaldTrump account on May 7, 2015, during the pre-announcement phase of the 2016 campaign, positioning himself as uniquely opposed to entitlement cuts and accusing Mike Huckabee of copying his stance.