The former president effectively “birthed” the project. Now that it’s a political liability, one of Trump’s foot soldiers is out of a job

As he entered the final stretch of the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump spent much of this month trying to disown the highly Trumpy, Heritage Foundation-led Project 2025 — to the point that he even got his fans to boo the initiative during a recent campaign rally. His protracted freakout over the conservative project — to which he has multiple direct ties, and which is only as extreme as it is largely because of his influence — is driven almost entirely by Trump’s fear over one thing.

When the twice-impeached ex-president and convicted felon took to social media in early July to make the (patently absurd) claim that “I know nothing about Project 2025, [and] I have no idea who is behind it,” he added, “I disagree with some of the things they’re saying, and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.” He did not specify what “things” he meant.

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    3 months ago

    They saw his first term, and realized he wasn’t going to do Project 2025 stuff, and they immediately turned on him

    …did I miss something?

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        3 months ago

        Their focus is so honed into the “Dr Feelgood” bullshit of owning their opponents, that they can’t possibly see him absolutely not fucking it up a second time

        Sure, but grammatically this is saying they know he will fuck up a second term, are you claiming he didn’t do project 2025 stuff to begin with?

        Trump has stated he wants to end democratic election.

        That’s it.

        Full stop.

        That’s the beginning of project 2025, him getting elected, all the rest just follows.