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One of the most ominous pieces of former President Donald Trump's agenda in a potential second term is a massive playbook dubbed "Project 2025." And one leading scholar of far-right regimes around the world says Trump's recent attempts to distance himself from it is a telltale sign of his authoritarian cult-of-personality leadership style.
Last week, Kevin Roberts — president of the far-right Heritage Foundation, which is the key organization behind Project 2025 — hinted at political violence against anyone who may dissent against a second Trump administration. During a radio interview, Roberts proclaimed that the United States was in the midst of a "second American Revolution" that he promised would be "bloodless, if the left allows it to be."
Later, on his Truth Social platform, Trump posted that he had "nothing to do with" Project 2025 and had "no idea who is behind it," even though he "wish[ed] them luck."
"I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal," Trump wrote, though he did not elaborate on which parts of Project 2025 he found "ridiculous and abysmal."
Project 2025's 920-page playbook, "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,", has contributions from several former Trump administration officials and advisors. Its section on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Border Patrol was chiefly authored by former Trump senior DHS official Ken Cuccinelli — whom a federal judge later found was illegally appointed to his position. Trump immigration advisor Stephen Miller is also one of the key architects of Project 2025, according to Axios.
Its section on "The Executive Office of the President of the United States" was authored by Russ Vought, who was director of the Office of Management and Budget in Trump's White House. Vought is rumored to be a top contender for White House chief of staff should Trump win the November election. Vought is also the head of the Center for Renewing America, which is one of Project 2025's main partner organizations.
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/carl-gibson/110915/one-of-the-oldest-dictator-tricks-here-s-why-trump-is-lying-about-project-2025
Last week, Kevin Roberts — president of the far-right Heritage Foundation, which is the key organization behind Project 2025 — hinted at political violence against anyone who may dissent against a second Trump administration. During a radio interview, Roberts proclaimed that the United States was in the midst of a "second American Revolution" that he promised would be "bloodless, if the left allows it to be."
Later, on his Truth Social platform, Trump posted that he had "nothing to do with" Project 2025 and had "no idea who is behind it," even though he "wish[ed] them luck."
"I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal," Trump wrote, though he did not elaborate on which parts of Project 2025 he found "ridiculous and abysmal."
Project 2025's 920-page playbook, "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,", has contributions from several former Trump administration officials and advisors. Its section on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Border Patrol was chiefly authored by former Trump senior DHS official Ken Cuccinelli — whom a federal judge later found was illegally appointed to his position. Trump immigration advisor Stephen Miller is also one of the key architects of Project 2025, according to Axios.
Its section on "The Executive Office of the President of the United States" was authored by Russ Vought, who was director of the Office of Management and Budget in Trump's White House. Vought is rumored to be a top contender for White House chief of staff should Trump win the November election. Vought is also the head of the Center for Renewing America, which is one of Project 2025's main partner organizations.
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/carl-gibson/110915/one-of-the-oldest-dictator-tricks-here-s-why-trump-is-lying-about-project-2025