MAGA allies say they can finally admit Project 2025 ‘is the agenda’ for Trump’s second term
The IndependentSign 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 MAGA allies have boasted they can finally admit that Project 2025 is on “the agenda” when Donald Trump returns to the White House next year. Steve Bannon, Trump’s former White House chief strategist who walked free from prison just days before the election, took to his War Room podcast on Wednesday to joke that “Project 2025 is the agenda” for the former president’s second term. Texas’s Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French, said in a post on X: “So can we admit now that we are going to implement Project 2025?” open image in gallery Trump tried to distance himself from Project 2025 during the campaign trail The Republican, who has come under fire for homophobic slurs against his political opponents, received backlash for the post. He added: “The left just need to remember what comedy is.” open image in gallery Steve Bannon joked that MAGA allies can now be open about Project 2025 plans Conservative commentator and YouTuber Benny Johnson also posted: “It is my honor to inform you all that Project 2025 was real the whole time.” His post had a mixed response.