Frank Bisignano didn’t apply for the job. He didn’t study for it. He didn’t even know what it was. When Trump offered him the top seat at the Social Security Administration, the man in question reportedly had to Google what Social Security does. That’s not hearsay — that’s his own story, shared casually with employees during a town hall. His words, not ours.
Let that sink in.
This isn’t the head of a hedge fund or the CEO of a crypto startup. This is the person now overseeing the financial lifeline for 70 million Americans. Retirees. Disabled workers. Survivors. People who don’t get bailouts or golden parachutes.
So why him?
Simple. Loyalty and connections. Bisignano spent years climbing the corporate ladder at Citigroup, JPMorgan, First Data, and Fiserv. His loyalty to Trump and the broader corporate ecosystem — the one reshaping the government under the “Department of Government Efficiency” — got him the job. Qualifications? None in public service. No experience with entitlement programs. Just decades of boardroom polish and private-sector arrogance.
It’s not a punchline when he calls himself one of the “great Googlers on the East Coast.” It’s a warning.
The SSA isn’t some bloated agency begging for disruption. It’s a critical function of our republic. And putting a corporate technocrat with no relevant experience at the helm isn’t innovation — it’s sabotage.
And they’re not even hiding it anymore.
