"Project 2025, which was convened by the Heritage Foundation during the Trump interregnum, was not just one thing: It was a policy white paper, an implementation plan, a recruitment database, and a worldview, all rolled into one. As I wrote in my book this past spring, the authors sought to create an agenda for the next right-wing president that would allow him to empower the executive branch, sideline Congress, and attack the civil service."
"In the roughly 11 months since he took office, Trump has closely followed many parts of Project 2025, finally embracing it by name in October. Both Trump and the plan's architects have benefited: His second administration has been far more effective at achieving its goals than his first, and the thinkers behind Project 2025 have achieved what Paul Dans, one of its leaders, described as "way beyond" his " wildest dreams.""
"Project 2025's biggest victory has been an extraordinary presidential power grab, which has allowed Trump to act in ways that previous presidents have only fantasized about, and to act with fewer restraints. He has laid off tens of thousands of federal employees, sometimes in defiance of laws. More than 315,000 federal employees had left the government by mid-November, according to the Office of Personnel Management."
Project 2025, convened by the Heritage Foundation, combined a policy white paper, implementation plan, recruitment database, and comprehensive worldview to shape a right-wing presidential agenda. The plan sought to empower the executive branch, sideline Congress, and attack the civil service to create a politicized, quasi-monarchical government aligned with traditionalist Christian aims. Since taking office, Trump has closely followed many components of Project 2025, publicly embraced it, and used it to execute an unprecedented expansion of presidential authority. The administration has overseen massive federal workforce departures, with more than 315,000 employees leaving by mid-November, and has effectively shuttered agencies such as USAID.
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