Trump Says $90 for Millions of Seniors Going Out Starting Oct. 8, Stumps for Texas Republicans in Rally

President Donald Trump announced billions in Medicare fraud discovered, with payments to millions of seniors going out starting tomorrow, during a rally in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 7.

“My administration has located billions and billions of dollars that were supposed to be spent on improving Medicare … but it never got spent, so they tried to hide it, and by hiding it, they tried to make their numbers look better, which was impossible because their numbers are so bad,” Trump told thousands of supporters in the Freeman Coliseum on Wednesday during an event to boost support for Republican candidates with less than a month remaining before the midterms. “And we’re giving that money back to American seniors as I promised.”

More than 20 million individuals enrolled in Medicare Part B, including about 1.4 million Texans, will receive $90 payments.

He also touted heightened border security, new natural gas development investment, and increased income for Americans while urging voters to support Republican Senate and House nominees Ken Paxton and Carlos De La Cruz, respectively, among other party candidates running in the state.

“A vote for Ken Paxton is a vote to defend Texas and defend everything that made Texas and made America great,” the president said, suggesting Paxton’s opponent would oppose the Second Amendment and support transgender ideologies.

Paxton is facing Democrat James Talarico for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat after the sitting senator was defeated in the primary following Trump’s endorsement of Paxton.

Republicans are vying to maintain control of the Senate in November, with the Texas race a key component of their strategy. Recent polls show Talarico leading with slim margins.

The Republican nominee criticized his opponent and described him as a socialist with an agenda.

“We have a choice right now. Are we going to accept tyranny, or are we going to keep our freedom?” Paxton said. “This is our time, and I hope that in 250 years, they are looking back on Texas, just like we did with the Alamo.”

Air Force veteran De La Cruz faces Democrat Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia in the state’s redrawn 35th district. 

Gov. Greg Abbott, in a tightening race against Democrat Gina Hinojosa to keep his seat, according to recent polling data, was notably absent from the event. His office cited a scheduling conflict.

Guests of honor at the event included angel family member Marie Vega, whose Border Patrol agent son was killed in 2014 near Santa Monica, Texas, by two illegal immigrants. Vega’s husband returned fire, allowing for the capture of the two killers.

She thanked Trump for stopping the “senseless killings and the invasion” by securing the border, while cautioning potential criminals against attempting to infiltrate America.

“Read my lips. The border is closed,” Vega said. “Come legally, or don’t come at all.”

Major League Baseball legend and seven-time Cy-Young winner Roger Clemens surprised the crowd by taking the stage.

“What a privilege it is for me to be here to intro our great president. This man, he put his life on the line for us. Don’t ever forget that.” Clemens said.

“The theme of the evening is get out and vote. Get out and vote, y’all. You can do it.”

Trump later awarded the pitcher the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, while rattling off some of Clemens’s statistics and lamenting his absence from the Baseball Hall of Fame.

“I’m stunned,” Clemens said after the announcement. “This supersedes anything that, obviously, I did in my playing career.”

The stop marked Trump’s third visit to the Lone Star State in less than a month following his appearances at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in early September and a visit to Peterbilt’s plant in Denton on Oct. 1.

Multiple protesters disrupted the rally in a series of incidents during the president’s address but were quickly removed from the assembly.

“If there are any more paid protesters, please raise your hand and get the hell out of here,” Trump said after the third pause.

More individuals later caused scenes and were subsequently evicted, with at least one leaving the room in handcuffs.

Members of the Bexar County Democratic Party and the Party for Socialism and Liberation protested near the coliseum before the doors opened, but it is unclear if those removed from the rally were affiliated with any groups.

Gina Ortiz Jones, San Antonio mayor, issued a statement Oct. 5 requesting a meeting with Trump and listing five topics for discussion: ending the Iran war, ending trade wars and tariffs, stopping a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, “stop[ping] the planned cuts to Medicare” in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and “hold[ing] data centers accountable.”

“San Antonio is the third most impoverished big city in the country, so it’s not surprising that federal policies causing high gas prices and high grocery bills would disproportionately impact our community,” Ortiz Jones said.