Senior citizens are getting a tax break in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package, but it’s not the one the president promised on the campaign trail last year.

A new tax break aimed at seniors may lighten the load on retirees’ Social Security income, but it’s not as sweeping or permanent as some headlines suggest. Tucked inside the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4,

Trump promised to eliminate the tax on Social Security benefits in his 2024 campaign, but the bill instead adds a new deduction.