Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce could cause a system failure at the Social Security Administration, the agency's former leader warned.

“This is going to lead to total system collapse,” O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. “It’s a very old, fragile computer system in (COBOL) language, which isn’t even in schools anymore.” In a social media post made Friday, O’Malley went on to say he expects benefit interruptions to start soon.

As of 2022, the median retirement savings balance among Americans aged 65 to 74 was just $200,000, per the Federal Reserve. Given that statistic, it’s easy to see why so many retirees wind up reliant on Social Security.

Social Security has long been in a fraught position. The program will need to reduce benefits in 10 years if Congress doesn't make changes to shore up its finances. Although it's still early, let's take a look three things President Trump has discussed that would affect Social Security.

The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut 7,000 jobs and reduce the number of its regional offices from 10 to four as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to red