Sen. Ron Johnson says Biden is lying about him, references 1975 proposal to cut Social Security and Medicare

Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is calling President Biden a liar after being repeatedly characterized as a Republican seeking to end key entitlement programs.

During his Wednesday speech in Madison, Wisconsin, Biden acknowledged the “spirited debate” he had with House Republicans during the State of the Union address Tuesday night  — when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and others booed and shouted that he was a “liar” for claiming Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare entitlements.

Refusing to back down at the Wisconsin rally, the president pulled out a brochure with the 12-point plan to “Rescue America” put forward by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., which Biden and Democrats have asserted lays out a proposal that would cause Social Security and Medicare programs to end without Congressional action.

The president then read a placard with a 2022 quote from Johnson, in which the Republican lawmaker called for Social Security and Medicare entitlements to be transitioned…