'Don't be fooled': Trump said to have plans to implement 'MAGA document' Project 2025
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Don't be fooled': Trump said to have plans to implement 'MAGA document' Project 2025

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's campaign is trying to pretend they kicked Project 2025 to the curb, wrote Heather Digby Parton for Salon — but "don't be fooled," it is very much still informing their plans for a second term. Project 2025, a 900-page transition plan written by the far-right Heritage Foundation, lays out how the next Republican president can replace federal workers with an army of loyalists, impose Christian nationalism in U.S. law, gut programs safeguarding racial civil rights, and eliminate a huge range of programs and services from Social Security and Medicare, to the National Weather Service, to federal funding for public transportation, to benefits for military families. On Tuesday, Paul Dans, a key architect of the plan, was forced out of the Heritage Foundation, for which Trump's campaign manager Chris LaCivita took credit: "Reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his campaign — it will not end well for you." But the fact that the Heritage Foundation is seeing staff turnover is not in any way a sign Project 2025 won't be used by the Trump team, wrote Parton.

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Right-wing activists appear to be writing memos for the Trump White House
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Right-wing activists appear to be writing memos for the Trump White House

Salon  

In the spree of memos coming out of President Donald Trump’s Office of Personnel Management, two conservative activists have emerged as key figures, appearing to ghostwrite memos ostensibly from the office’s acting director, Charles Ezell. Noah Peters, an attorney who represented white nationalist Jared Taylor and who encouraged Kyle Rittenhouse to sue his critics, is listed as the author of …

Trump disowned Project 2025 — but vast majority of his executive orders use it: report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump disowned Project 2025 — but vast majority of his executive orders use it: report

Raw Story  

During the 2024 election, President Donald Trump ran away from any association with Project 2025, the controversial Heritage Foundation policy list that called for a right-wing ideological takeover of the civil service and federal programs. Not all of Trump's executive orders this week involve ideas from the 900-page policy project, one of the most notable being Trump's order to revoke …

'That's not true': CNN anchor presses Republicans who downplayed Project 2025 as a 'lie'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'That's not true': CNN anchor presses Republicans who downplayed Project 2025 as a 'lie'

Raw Story  

Whether the controversial Project 2025 will officially wind up on Donald Trump’s next administration’s agenda led to a confrontation between a CNN host and two Republicans who continued to defend it. The moment came Friday during CNN’s “NewsNight” with Abby Phillip when the host asked her guests’ thoughts on Trump’s selection of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought as the next …

Trump’s cabinet is filling up with Project 2025 authors despite him saying he has ‘no idea’ what it is
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s cabinet is filling up with Project 2025 authors despite him saying he has ‘no idea’ what it is

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Carr also wrote the chapter on the agency in Project 2025, which Trump has …

'We told you so': Trump team scouring Project 2025 database for political appointees
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'We told you so': Trump team scouring Project 2025 database for political appointees

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's transition team has been using the Project 2025 database to begin filling the ranks of its political appointees for the next administration, according to a new report Friday. “There’s a lot of positions to fill and we continue to send names over, including ones from the database as they are conservative, qualified and vetted,” said the source, who …

'Showing his hand': Trump reportedly caught 'lying to voters' about 'Project 2025 lackeys'
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4 months ago

'Showing his hand': Trump reportedly caught 'lying to voters' about 'Project 2025 lackeys'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump sought to distance himself from the controversial Project 2025 blueprint for remaking government during his re-election campaign, but he has already named at least four individuals associated with the plan to serve in his administration. “Donald Trump spent months on the campaign trail lying to voters about the clear ties between his campaign and the wildly unpopular Project …

Trump Allies Suddenly Feel Safe Touting Project 2025
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump Allies Suddenly Feel Safe Touting Project 2025

Huff Post  

President-elect Donald Trump spent months leading up to the 2024 election distancing himself from Project 2025, the extreme and wildly unpopular policy blueprint that GOP operatives compiled to guide a second Trump term. Bannon later held up a copy of Project 2025, titled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” and Grace Chong, the CFO of his podcast, went on to …

What is Project 2025? Everything we know about the ‘dystopian’ manifesto for Trump’s second term
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Project 2025? Everything we know about the ‘dystopian’ manifesto for Trump’s second term

The Independent  

A 900-page plan drawn up by former Donald Trump aides and endorsed by a powerful right-wing think tank has long been seen as a roadmap for the former president’s second administration. But I don’t know anything about it, I don’t want to know anything about it.” Project 2025’s core policy book Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise outlines major changes …

MAGA stars gloat they can 'finally' admit Project 2025 will be Trump's agenda - as Bannon names first targets
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

MAGA stars gloat they can 'finally' admit Project 2025 will be Trump's agenda - as Bannon names first targets

Daily Mail  

America's top conservatives are gloating that 'Project 2025' will be enacted in the new Donald Trump era, despite the former president disavowing the agenda during the campaign. Conservatives like Steve Bannon are gloating that 'Project 2025' will be enacted in the new Donald Trump era, despite the former president having disavowed the agenda during the campaign 'Matt Walsh, I think, …

What is Project 2025 and does Trump support it?
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Project 2025 and does Trump support it?

The Telegraph  

Kamala Harris, the US vice-president, has described the ultra-conservative instruction manual known as Project 2025 as an “assault on democracy”. Trump has eschewed the 922-page document, which called for the appointment of vetted Trump loyalists as civil servants, enabling them to enact sweeping tax cuts and other proposals. The Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind the project, says that it …

What Project 2025 Means For A Trump Presidency
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What Project 2025 Means For A Trump Presidency

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s second term will differ from his first in one key aspect: He and his team are prepared to take power. Justice Department positions are largely career civil servant roles, meaning they are not politically appointed and would likely be recategorized as “Schedule F.” Project 2025 proposes ways for federal prosecutors to intervene in local prosecutors’ …

What is Project 2025? Everything we know about the ‘dystopian’ manifesto for Trump’s second term
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Project 2025? Everything we know about the ‘dystopian’ manifesto for Trump’s second term

The Independent  

A 900-page plan drawn up by former Donald Trump aides and endorsed by a powerful right-wing think tank has long been seens as giving the former president a roadmap for his second administration. House Democrats led by California Rep. Jared Huffman created a Stop Project 2025 Task Force to coordinate with members of Congress, pro-democracy and civil rights groups and …

The Many Links Between Project 2025 and Trump’s World
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Many Links Between Project 2025 and Trump’s World

New York Times  

The Many Links Between Project 2025 and Trump’s World Former president Donald J. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he had nothing to do with Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative policy initiative to reshape the federal government. The Heritage Foundation’s president, Kevin D. Roberts, and a co-founder, Edwin J. Feulner, have each personally met with Mr. Trump. And the analysis …

Trump called Project 2025 author a ‘right-wing a******,’ RFK Jr claims
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump called Project 2025 author a ‘right-wing a******,’ RFK Jr claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Robert F Kennedy Jr, the former independent presidential candidate who …

Could RFK Jr. be Trump’s Project 2025 liaison? Asked to ‘help pick’ government officials
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Could RFK Jr. be Trump’s Project 2025 liaison? Asked to ‘help pick’ government officials

Raw Story  

Just days after suspending his run for the White House and endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview with Tucker Carlson he has been asked to join the ex-president's presidential transition team and "help pick" the administration officials in charge of running the government. Although Trump and his campaign have tried to distance themselves …

Experts warn "don't be fooled" by Trump's Project 2025 denials: His "fingerprints are all over it"
7 months ago

Experts warn "don't be fooled" by Trump's Project 2025 denials: His "fingerprints are all over it"

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump has tried repeatedly to distance himself from Project 2025, claiming he has no idea who is behind the 922-page policy manifesto, while his campaign managers have said they "greatly welcomed" the news that its Trump-allied director has left his role. "He is running against the brand," Vought said of Trump's denials of any connection to Project …

Project 2025 Co-Author Says Donald Trump ‘Very Supportive Of What We Do’
7 months ago

Project 2025 Co-Author Says Donald Trump ‘Very Supportive Of What We Do’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A key author of a controversial blueprint for a second Donald Trump administration said he maintains close contact with Trump, despite the former president’s disavowals of his work. Russell Vought, who helped write the Project 2025 policy agenda that includes the mass firing of federal workers, said he’s kept close ties to Trump since serving as the …

Project 2025 architect: Trump has 'raised money for our organization, he’s blessed it'
7 months ago

Project 2025 architect: Trump has 'raised money for our organization, he’s blessed it'

Raw Story  

Russell Vought, a former Trump administration official who is also one of the brains behind the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, was secretly recorded casting doubt on former President Donald Trump's claims that he wants nothing to do with the controversial initiative. As CNN reports, undercover left-wing activists filmed a meeting with Vought in which he said he was unconcerned by …

Republicans tell Trump to focus on issues, not "crowd sizes." Project 2025 shows that will backfire
7 months ago

Republicans tell Trump to focus on issues, not "crowd sizes." Project 2025 shows that will backfire

Salon  

Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the Republican primary by repeatedly calling her "birdbrain," and even driving home the insult by sending a birdcage and bird food to her hotel room. Fox News pundits like Sean Hannity and even Jesse Watters are imploring Trump to stop "talking about nationality or background" of his opponent and tell himself "it's not about …

Project 2025 Is Serving A Crucial Role In Trump’s Campaign.
7 months, 1 week ago

Project 2025 Is Serving A Crucial Role In Trump’s Campaign.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Even in the chaos of his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump did a few things by the book. “They should have been preparing since the spring of this year.” Stier worked closely with Trump’s team in 2016, which he recalled as “an early, aggressive transition-planning process.” The failure to name an official transition team offers more evidence …

House Dems demand Heritage leader come clean on Project 2025's secret 180-day plan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

House Dems demand Heritage leader come clean on Project 2025's secret 180-day plan

Raw Story  

Dozens of House Democrats on Tuesday called on the president of the Heritage Foundation to disclose the details of Project 2025's so-called "Fourth Pillar," a section of the far-right agenda that has been kept under wraps as Republican nominee Donald Trump attempts—unconvincingly—to distance himself from the unpopular project. Project 2025's website provides a brief summary characterizing the Fourth Pillar as …

The man behind Project 2025’s most radical plans
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The man behind Project 2025’s most radical plans

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Trump’s campaign co-managers, Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, said in a statement that “reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed, and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his campaign — it will not end well for you.” For Dans, …

Don’t be fooled: Project 2025 is already happening
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t be fooled: Project 2025 is already happening

Raw Story  

Project 2025, Donald Trump’s authoritarian playbook on Christian nationalism, is already in motion. As Politico reported, Project 2025 is the brainchild of Trump’s closest advisers, who helped write the plan’s main components to protect fossil fuels : Bernard McNamee, who served in Trump’s Energy Department, urges the repeal of climate laws; Perry Pendley, who led Trump’s Bureau of Land Management, …

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government stepped down Tuesday after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides. At a rally in Michigan earlier this month, he said Project 2025 was …

Project 2025 director leaving post; Trump campaign welcomes ‘demise’ of right-wing playbook
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025 director leaving post; Trump campaign welcomes ‘demise’ of right-wing playbook

LA Times  

The director of Project 2025, a controversial conservative playbook for a second Trump presidency that has stoked intense debate on the national political stage, is stepping down. “Reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his campaign — it will …

Project 2025's director steps down, but the think tank says work will go on
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025's director steps down, but the think tank says work will go on

NPR  

Project 2025's director steps down, but the think tank says work will go on toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Heritage Foundation announced Tuesday that the top official behind Project 2025, the conservative think tank’s far-reaching plan to overhaul the U.S. government, is stepping down, but that the project’s remaining work would be led by its president. Susie Wiles and …

Project 2025 summary: What's in the blueprint for a second Trump term?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025 summary: What's in the blueprint for a second Trump term?

Slate  

There are plenty of reasons to fear a second Donald Trump presidency, but one of the most demonstrably extreme things his administration could do is implement Project 2025, an ultraconservative policy manifesto that seeks to make drastic changes to how the U.S. government has operated for the past century. He wrote the chapter for HUD, recommending it prioritize keeping “noncitizens …

'Liar!' Trump faces revolt even from some Truth Social users for Project 2025 denials
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Liar!' Trump faces revolt even from some Truth Social users for Project 2025 denials

Raw Story  

Donald Trump inadvertently admitted Wednesday that his connection to the notorious Project 2025 agenda is "fact" and triggered an eruption of rage on his own social media site. "I have nothing to do with, and know nothing about, Project 25," Trump wrote. "Yet so many of your former staff members are part of the Heritage Foundation," Truth Social user @Nachodaddy64 …

Trump calls Project 2025 ‘seriously extreme,’ claims he knows nothing about plan
8 months ago

Trump calls Project 2025 ‘seriously extreme,’ claims he knows nothing about plan

The Independent  

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"This is the secret": Away from the stage, Trump allies plot Project 2025 agenda at his convention
8 months ago

"This is the secret": Away from the stage, Trump allies plot Project 2025 agenda at his convention

Salon  

MILWAUKEE — The conservative policy director and attorney behind the Project 2025 manifesto took to the stage at a Republican National Convention sponsor's event to mock liberals' fear over the conservative movement's plan to transform the federal government under a second Trump administration — all while laying out a vision to take down the so-called "deep state." "I think that …

Trump adviser asks Project 2025 to remove his group from its advisory board amid outrage
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump adviser asks Project 2025 to remove his group from its advisory board amid outrage

Raw Story  

The more Americans learn about the Heritage Foundation's authoritarian Project 2025 initiative, the more they dislike it. According to ABC News, America First Legal — which is led by Trump's top immigration adviser, Stephen Miller — has reached out to Project 2025 and asked to be removed from its list of advisory board members. Axios reported in 2022 that several …

Trump Running Away From Project 2025, An Autocracy Manual Written By His Own Aides
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump Running Away From Project 2025, An Autocracy Manual Written By His Own Aides

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Facing blowback against Project 2025, Donald Trump is now claiming he doesn’t know anything about the right-wing policy and staffing manifesto — even though it was founded by his own former aides to prevent a repeat of the start of his first term when a lack of competent staff led to chaos. “We’re bringing back …

Busted: Republicans post video of Trump praising Project 2025 authors after latest denial
8 months, 1 week ago

Busted: Republicans post video of Trump praising Project 2025 authors after latest denial

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is once again denying any knowledge or involvement with the controversial far-right Project 2025 initiative written by the Heritage Foundation. At the heart of Project 2025 is its 920-page playbook entitled "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise," which six of Trump's former cabinet secretaries either helped write or contributed in other ways via collaboration with the …

Video shows Trump cheering on Heritage Foundation 'plans' he claims he didn't know about
8 months, 1 week ago

Video shows Trump cheering on Heritage Foundation 'plans' he claims he didn't know about

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has been caught on video praising a think tank whose plans he now says he didn't know existed. The right-wing Heritage Foundation brought together several MAGA thought leaders from Trump's orbit to craft their "Project 2025," a plan to radically expand the powers of the executive branch under a second Trump administration. “This is a great …

"Our movement": In resurfaced speech, Trump endorses Heritage Foundation's Project 2025
8 months, 1 week ago

"Our movement": In resurfaced speech, Trump endorses Heritage Foundation's Project 2025

Salon  

Donald Trump’s backtracking on Project 2025 didn’t seem to fool many – aside from a few hard-line loyalists who expressed betrayal – but apparent proof of his knowledge and endorsement of the far-reaching plan further weakens his claim that he knows “nothing.” In an April 2022 speech before the Heritage Foundation – the ultra-right group behind the 922-page policy manifesto …

"I know nothing about Project 2025": Hundreds of Trump allies are tied to Heritage Foundation scheme
8 months, 1 week ago

"I know nothing about Project 2025": Hundreds of Trump allies are tied to Heritage Foundation scheme

Salon  

While Donald Trump and his campaign try to widen the distance between themselves and Project 2025 — a 900-page playbook for a second Trump presidency — at least 140 people who worked in his administration have contributed to it, a CNN review found. “I know nothing about Project 2025,” the former president wrote in a recent TruthSocial post. “I have …

What is Trump's Project 2025? Things you need to know about the conservative blueprint
8 months, 1 week ago

What is Trump's Project 2025? Things you need to know about the conservative blueprint

Hindustan Times  

A potential Donald Trump presidency in November could lead to the implementation of Project 2025, a sweeping policy plan crafted by the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank, which outlines a vision for radical changes to the federal government and its policies. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, …

Project 2025 contains seeds of MAGA's potential destruction: Historian
8 months, 1 week ago

Project 2025 contains seeds of MAGA's potential destruction: Historian

Raw Story  

Project 2025, the plan produced by Trump allies at the Heritage Foundation that would radically expand the powers of the presidency under a second Trump term, has created great alarm among many progressive politicians and commentators. However, historian Rick Perlstein recently read through the plan and found something else contained within alongside the alarming authoritarian plans: Sheer incompetence. RELATED: Trump’s …

There’s a Reason Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Project 2025
55 years, 2 months ago

There’s a Reason Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Project 2025

Slate  

With all the focus in recent weeks on President Joe Biden’s age-related limitations, it’s worth remembering that Donald Trump’s incessant falsehoods and self-proclaimed desire to be a dictator on Day 1 make him far more unfit for the presidency. The president of the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025’s parent organization, Kevin Roberts, said, “We are in the process of the second …

'This is false': Trump's denial of Project 2025 involvement torn to pieces
8 months, 1 week ago

'This is false': Trump's denial of Project 2025 involvement torn to pieces

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump last week frantically denied that he had any knowledge or involvement in Project 2025, the radical right-wing plan to completely dismantle the administrative state and vastly expand the power of the executive branch. However, progressive journalist Judd Legum has written a lengthy takedown explaining why Trump's denials of all knowledge about Project 2025 are simply not …

"They are scared": Trump runs from Project 2025, claims not to know what it's about
8 months, 1 week ago

"They are scared": Trump runs from Project 2025, claims not to know what it's about

Salon  

Donald Trump claimed in a Truth Social post last week to "know nothing" about Project 2025 and have "no idea" who is behind the sweeping plan shaped by the conservative, Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation to stack the executive branch with MAGA loyalists and enact a litany of right-wing policies if he wins a second term. "The Trump SuperPAC has run ads …

'He is far too senile': MSNBC's Hayes unloads on Trump over 'desperate' Project 2025 move
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'He is far too senile': MSNBC's Hayes unloads on Trump over 'desperate' Project 2025 move

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, proclaiming on his Truth Social account that he has nothing to do with it and doesn't agree with large portions of it. This comes shortly after one of the key architects of Project 2025, Heritage Foundation chief Kevin Roberts, openly threatened violence if the left resists his "second …

'Harmlessly stupid': Report claims to reveal why Trump is distancing from Project 2025
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Harmlessly stupid': Report claims to reveal why Trump is distancing from Project 2025

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's public distancing from Project 2025 on Friday — a group led by his own advisers and aides — came as some of the group reportedly overstepped — purporting to have more influence than it has. The group reportedly earned Trump's ire because Project 2025 leaders talked about cabinet-level and sub-cabinet-level positions that they had “zero authority …

Trump wants to distance himself from far-right Project 2025 plan while his PAC pushes ads promoting it
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump wants to distance himself from far-right Project 2025 plan while his PAC pushes ads promoting it

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Project 2025’s 900-page manifesto for nearly every detail …

'I know nothing': Trump claims ignorance over Project 2025 that his ex-staffers crafted
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'I know nothing': Trump claims ignorance over Project 2025 that his ex-staffers crafted

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump disavowed Friday a controversial policy agenda causing a MAGA "freakout" by claiming he didn't know the authors — two of whom served in his administration. Trump denied any connection to the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, which powerful conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation calls a "presidential transition project," in a Truth Social post. Trump's own policy …

Trump denies knowing about Project 2025, his allies’ plan to transform U.S. government
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump denies knowing about Project 2025, his allies’ plan to transform U.S. government

LA Times  

Former President Trump, shown at a campaign rally last month, said on Truth Social that he knows “nothing about Project 2025.” Donald Trump says he knows “nothing about Project 2025,” a massive plan to overhaul the federal government drafted by longtime allies and former officials in his administration, days after the head of the think tank responsible for the program …

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