Director of Project 2025 Steps Down in Wake of Dems’ Attacks on Trump
Whether you agree or disagree with the framework of the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” it has become a political hot potato. If you are a conservative, there is a lot to like about Project 2025. On the other hand, the Democrats – most without reading it in detail, I would bet – have called in nothing short of the Necronomicon!
With his opponents equating Project 2025 to the coming of the Apocalypse, President Trump has tried to distance himself from the document on the campaign trail. Now seemingly bowing to pressure from the Trump Campaign, Paul Dans, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, has stepped down.
His exit comes after the project “completed exactly what it set out to do: bringing together over 110 leading conservative organizations to create a unified conservative vision, motivated to devolve power from the unelected administrative state, and returning it to the people,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said in a statement.
Democrats, for the past several months, have made Project 2025 a key election-year cudgel, pointing to the ultraconservative policy blueprint as a glimpse into how extreme another Trump administration could be.
The nearly 1,000-page handbook lays out sweeping changes in the federal government, including altering personnel rules to – according to the Dems — “ensure government workers are more loyal to the president.”
Yet Trump has repeatedly disavowed the document, saying on social media he hasn’t read it and doesn’t know anything about it. At a rally in Michigan earlier this month, he said Project 2025 was written by people on the “severe right,” and some of the things in it are “seriously extreme.”
While not directly commenting on Dans’ resignation, Trump campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita said in a statement to the press, “President Trump’s campaign has been very clear for over a year that Project 2025 had nothing to do with the campaign, did not speak for the campaign, and should not be associated with the campaign or the President in any way.”
When pushed after the release of the statement Trump’s representatives offered no comment when asked about whether the campaign asked or pushed for Dans to step down from the project.
However they did add, “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.”
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and top Democrats have repeatedly tied Trump to Project 2025 as they argue against a second term for the former president.
SO, what is wrong with a conservative proposal to be gleaned from and what is useful used? The Left has so much that we cannot accept, but we do not demand that they disavow the people or proposals as they do the Conservatives! And, we do not need to run scared!
As I read this, my first take was that old Melanie song, look what they’ve done to my song, ma, was playing in my ears. Methinks the lady doth protest too much….. Bill pens a nice little story but leaves out a few facts and insights.
Trump first said that he had never heard of Project 2025 stating: “I know nothing about Project 2025.” It was written mostly by ex-Trump administration officials, consultants, and friends who, I guess, never mentioned it to Trump or perhaps he does not keep in touch, with anyone. Then it was: “I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal” as if he read the 900 plus page document. Is this Charlotte’s “you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides,” where ultimately, we saw which side of Trump’s face he was really talking from as his white supremacist army stormed the Capitol. Really fine people.
Many of the things Trump has said he would do are IN Project 2025. They will be done as Democracy is undone IF this man gets in office.
An offshoot of Project 2025, funded by Heritage for over $100K lists who needs to be fired in the Deep State and has 20,000 volunteers, in brown shirts, ready to take their jobs. They even have training for these incompetents which I am guessing consists of a test: are you loyal to Trump or the Constitution firs? One answer means you’re trained, the other means you’re out.
In his first administration, Trump has relied heavily on The Heritage Group in his policy decisions; why would that change?
The head of Project 2025 stepped down, Bill notes that. But he misses that Paul Dans was a top official in Trump’s White House who has said he hopes to work for Trump again. On the record. Matter of fact, over 140 people have been found from the Trump administration working Project 2025, and they have not stepped down as the “work” continues. Dans is just applying some corrective PR before he takes the prize for Project 2025, a great job in the second coming of Trump.
Trump’s deputy chief of staff penned 20 pages. Six of his former Cabinet secretaries helped write or collaborated on Project 2025. Four Trump nominated ambassadors were involved, several enforcers of Trump’s immigration crackdown are there.
On Project 2025’s advising group are dozens of Trump staffers including Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, attorney Jay Sekulow, Cleta Mitchell and John Eastman. Overall, CNN found over 240 Trump workers across 110 organizations working the project. And no one talked to Trump? And Trump talked to not one of them?
Trump’s Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr authored the destruction of the FCC chapter, Lisa Correnti, the anti-abortion advocate Trump appointed as UN delegate on the UN Commission on Women contributed to the 2025 national abortion plan section.
So, Trump didn’t read it, then decided some ideas that he didn’t read were crazy. Who the fuck do you think he’s first hiring and what the fuck do you think they will do once they, once again, work for their old boss. Their old boss who has relied on The Heritage Group from day one. Do you think this leopard with change his spots? The Heritage Group has funded, for $100K a group to root out evil public officials and has a 20,000-person database of new hires, all with red ties, ready to go as replacements. Who do you think Trump will fire and hire?
So, sure, the head of 2025 is cut off so he can look better for his new Trump job where Project 2025 people will once again fill jobs for their old boss doing what they know best: Project 2025. Project 2025’s head is gone, but Project 2025 is still alive, kicking, and will be used. Not all of it. Just most of it. And some of it, any little piece of it, is too much for me.
Next I will review Trump’s stated plans showing that Project 2025 is cut from the same bolt.
This is the Trump plan direct, but abridged, from his website. I have cut out many of the self-aggrandizing platitudes, mostly lies, and anything looking like visions, missions, and desires without concrete actions or plans, i.e. Make American Great Again…..
Point is there are not many defined actions and no metrics for goals, much less dollars for budget. Lots of mom and apple pie though. The word infrastructure is not used, no bridges, tunnels, networks, grids, —— nothing of an investment in any of that crap. But we will hire police, harden schools, create a line of soldiers at the border, all sorts of stuff with guns. We also WILL build an INFRASTUCTURE to root out and punish our enemies —– liberals. Not sure that’s going to get my vote…….
But here’s the simple truth: most of this is what Trump committed to in his first term: build a wall, send them home, buy American, bring factories, energy, home while cutting government and taxes at every turn. Question: if he couldn’t get er done in the first four years, what makes people think he can do better in the next four years?
Oh well, here’s the plan, each element can also be found in Project 2025. The difference is that 2023 DOES detail the HOW they will do this and it makes this plan even more frightening.
CHAPTER ONE: DEFEAT INFLATION AND QUICKLY BRING DOWN ALL PRICES
We commit to unleashing American Energy, reining in wasteful spending, cutting excessive Regulations, securing our Borders, and restoring Peace through Strength. We will restore Prosperity, ensure Economic Security, and build a brighter future for American Workers and their families. (This is an example of what I cut out. It defines no program, policy, or action. Just goals)
lifting restrictions on American Energy Production (meaning drilling on parklands and coastlines)
terminating the Socialist Green New Deal. (there is no Socialist Green New Deal so this is actually and undefined action or actions)
Republicans will unleash Energy Production from all sources, including nuclear (how?)
Rein in Wasteful Federal Spending (how)
Cut Costly and Burdensome Regulations. Republicans will reinstate President Trump’s Deregulation Policies. (not sure these folks know what deregulation actually means, seems to be too thoughts here: less regulation, and deregulation. But apparently, Republicans have redefined a standard concept with typical lack of results as noted by Brookings: *https://www.brookings.edu/articles/examining-some-of-trumps-deregulation-efforts-lessons-from-the-brookings-regulatory-tracker/*
Stop Illegal Immigration Republicans will secure the Border, deport Illegal Aliens, and reverse the Democrats’ Open Borders Policies (Trump’s plan resulted in the highest number of apprehensions in 2019 for over 12 years previous)
Restore Peace through Strength (no plan)
CHAPTER TWO: SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION
Republicans will restore every Border Policy of the Trump administration and halt all releases of Illegal Aliens into the interior.
We will complete the Border Wall,
shift massive portions of Federal Law Enforcement to Immigration Enforcement,
use advanced technology to monitor and secure the Border.
We will move thousands of Troops currently stationed overseas to our own Southern Border.
We will deploy the U.S. Navy to impose a full Fentanyl Blockade
Enforce Immigration Laws
strengthen ICE,
increase penalties for illegal entry and overstaying Visas, and reinstate “Remain in Mexico” and other Policies
We will also invoke the Alien Enemies Act to remove all known or suspected gang members, drug dealers, or cartel members from the United States, ending the scourge of Illegal Alien gang violence once and for all.
We will bring back the Travel Ban
Use Title 42
Begin Largest Deportation Program in American History
Strict Vetting Republicans will use existing Federal Law to keep foreign Christian-hating Communists, Marxists, and Socialists out of America
Stop Sanctuary Cities Republicans will cut federal Funding to sanctuary jurisdictions
We will require local cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement.
Prioritize Merit-based immigration
We will end Chain Migration (Melania used chain migration to bring family across, Melania got in under the “Einstein” clause allowing emergency entry to incredible talents, hmmmmm.)
(Again, this is the same ole shit that got us 2019 numbers, the highest in over a decade of dropping numbers. What makes one think that doing the same thing twice will yield better results?)
CHAPTER THREE: BUILD THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN HISTORY
Republicans will slash Regulations
Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent (FYI – direct link from these tax cuts to the highest deficit ever seen in our history, how Biden avoided it is a miracle and better GDP growth numbers)
No Tax on Tips (this just institutionalizes work for volunteer pay picking winners by letting folks go tax free)
pursue additional Tax Cuts.
forging an America First Trade Policy as set forth in Chapter 5
Republicans will increase Energy Production across the board, streamline permitting, and end market-distorting restrictions
Republicans will pave the way for future Economic Greatness by leading the World in Emerging Industries.
Crypto Republicans will end Democrats’ unlawful and unAmerican Crypto crackdown and oppose the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency. We will defend the right to mine Bitcoin, and ensure every American has the right to self-custody of their Digital Assets, (this is a donation-based sell out by Trump)
We will repeal Joe Biden’s dangerous Executive Order that hinders AI Innovation (do you not think Silicon Valley is getting a fair shake for their donation payoffs to Trump)
CHAPTER FOUR: BRING BACK THE AMERICAN DREAM AND MAKE IT AFFORDABLE AGAIN FOR FAMILIES, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND EVERYONE
open limited portions of Federal Lands to allow for new home construction, (OMG – condos in the park?)
promote homeownership through Tax Incentives (can you say housing bubble meltdown)
cut unnecessary Regulations that raise housing costs.
support the creation of additional, drastically more affordable alternatives to a traditional four-year College degree. (is this the Trump University model reborn?)
CHAPTER FIVE: PROTECT AMERICAN WORKERS AND FARMERS FROM UNFAIR TRADE
Republicans will support baseline Tariffs on Foreign-made goods, pass the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act, Republicans will revoke China’s Most Favored Nation status (ie – tax to consumers)
canceling Biden’s Electric Vehicle and other Mandates, and preventing the importation of Chinese vehicles. (Trump likes ev’s now that Musk is donating time and money)
Republicans will ban companies that outsource jobs from doing business with the Federal Government. (while expediting green cards as CEOs donated to Trump with this desire thus bringing outsourcing home to our native soil with more immigrants, millions of them)
CHAPTER SIX: PROTECT SENIORS
Cut the Democrat plan to add tens of millions of new illegal immigrants to the rolls of Medicare. (There is not Democratic plan, Medicare kicks in at 65, this does not make rational sense)
overturn disincentives that lead to Care Worker shortages (got examples?)
support unpaid Family Caregivers through Tax Credits and reduced red tape. (I like this one!)
CHAPTER SEVEN: CULTIVATE GREAT K-12 SCHOOLS LEADING TO GREAT JOBS AND GREAT LIVES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (ok, on this one, remember, the Fed is good for about 10% of school funding, so it’s some pretty weak power; they have no authority for most of the other stuff like tenure and merit pay, so I am really unsure of the actions here. For most of these actions, all the fed has is 10% funding to hold back and no direct federal control)
ending Teacher Tenure (no federal control)
adopting Merit pay (no federal control)
allowing various publicly supported educational models. (no federal control)
expand 529 Education Savings Accounts
support schools that offer meaningful work experience. (no federal control)
expose politicized education models.
Republicans will support overhauling standards on school discipline, advocate for immediate suspension of violent students (no federal control)
support hardening schools to help keep violence away from our places of learning. (extra budget needed)
Restore Parental Rights Republicans will restore Parental Rights in Education (no federal control)
defund schools that engage in inappropriate political indoctrination of our children (no federal control)
reinstate the 1776 Commission (it was a sham producing a lie-filled report)
champion the First Amendment Right to Pray and Read the Bible in school, (oh my)
close the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and send it back to the states (ok, so we will hold 10% of the funding and have no federal control of the 10% funding. This is really poor money management and cannot work. The DoEducation is more than a piggy bank too. This one is direct for Project 2025)
CHAPTER EIGHT: BRING COMMON SENSE TO GOVERNMENT AND RENEW THE PILLARS OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION (I think they are getting tired by chapter eight so they just say, “fuck it,” and toss in the kitchen sink. If anyone thinks Chapter 8 is a reality, then you are smoking something)
We will end policies that punish families. (thank God)
Rebuild Our Cities (because after Trump did that by 2020, he needs to do it again in 2024?)
Restore Law and Order Republicans will restore safety in our neighborhoods by replenishing Police Departments, restoring Common Sense Policing, and protecting Officers from frivolous lawsuits. (under Biden, there are more US cops than the past two decades, maybe the most cops in US history)
We will stand up to Marxist Prosecutors, vigorously defend the Right of every American to live in peace, and we will compassionately address homelessness to restore order to our streets. (and then we will click our heels three times and solve world hunger. Who’s got the list of Marxists?)
Make Washington D.C. the Safest and Most Beautiful Capital City Republicans will reassert greater Federal Control over Washington, DC to restore Law and Order in our Capital City, and ensure Federal Buildings and Monuments are well-maintained. (the Fed is taking over DC?)
Take Care of Our Veterans. Republicans will end luxury housing and Taxpayer benefits for Illegal Immigrants and use those savings to shelter and treat homeless Veterans. (what immigrant luxury housing? What are they smoking?)
We will restore Trump Administration reforms to expand Veterans’ Healthcare Choices, protect Whistleblowers, and hold accountable poorly performing employees not giving our Veterans the care they deserve.
Make Colleges and Universities Sane and Affordable Republicans will fire Radical Left accreditors, drive down Tuition costs, restore Due Process protections, and pursue Civil Rights cases against Schools that discriminate.
Combat Antisemitism Republicans condemn antisemitism, and support revoking Visas of Foreign Nationals who support terrorism and jihadism. We will hold accountable those who perpetrate violence against Jewish people.
Overcome the Crisis in Liberal Arts Education Republicans support the restoration of Classic Liberal Arts Education.
Restore American Beauty Republicans will promote beauty in Public Architecture and preserve our Natural Treasures. We will build cherished symbols of our Nation, and restore genuine Conservation efforts.
We will organize a National Celebration to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America.
CHAPTER NINE: GOVERNMENT OF, BY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE
Republicans will offer a clear, precise, and USA oriented plan to stop the Radical Left Democrats’ Weaponization of Government and its Assault on American Liberty. (because the Republican House could not do dick over the past four years, they will amp it up under Trump)
We will maintain the Supreme Court as it was always meant to be, at 9 Justices.
We will ban the Federal Government from colluding with anyone to censor Lawful Speech, defund institutions engaged in censorship, and hold accountable all bureaucrats involved with illegal censoring.
We will protect Free Speech online.
Republicans support a new Federal Task Force on Fighting Anti-Christian Bias that will investigate all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment, and persecution against Christians in America. (and while they are champions of religious freedoms, fuck those non-Christian religions with this plank)
Republicans Will End Left-wing Gender Insanity
We will keep men out of women’s sports,
ban Taxpayer funding for sex change surgeries
stop Taxpayer-funded Schools from promoting gender transition,
reverse Biden’s radical rewrite of Title IX Education Regulations,
Republicans Will Ensure Election Integrity We will implement measures to secure our Elections, including Voter ID, highly sophisticated paper ballots, proof of Citizenship, and same day Voting.
We will not allow the Democrats to give Voting Rights to illegal Aliens.
CHAPTER TEN: RETURN TO PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
building an Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield
Republicans will ensure our Military is the most modern, lethal and powerful Force in the World. \
We will invest in an Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield,
support our Troops with higher pay,
get woke Leftwing Democrats fired as soon as possible.
ensuring that our Allies must meet their obligation
We will stand with Israel, and seek peace in the Middle East.
President Trump has completed Hundreds of Miles of Wall, and he will quickly finish the job. (because he needs another four years?)
Republicans will crack down hard on the cartels that traffic drugs and people into our Country. (how?)
Equipment and parts critical to American Security must be MADE IN THE USA (FYI: in a number of cases, relying on US only parts and HW have left us weaker)