If you haven’t heard about Project 2025, here’s a short primer about the reactionary playbook for the next GOP administration.
Global news agency Reuters, states:
“At its heart, Project 2025 is a series of detailed policy proposals put together by hundreds of high-profile conservatives that the project’s participants hope Trump adopts if elected. Behind the scenes, the project’s affiliates are drafting executive orders and agency regulations that could be used to quickly implement the policies that the project is advocating once Trump takes office.”  (Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/project-2025-what-is-it-who-is-behind-it-how-is-it-connected-trump-2024-07-12/)
Who’s responsible for Project 2025?
“The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, stepped up efforts to boost its Project 2025 initiative by ramping up grants to the venture aimed at creating a ‘government-in-waiting’ for the next Republican presidential administration, according to a new tax filing.
“The foundation distributed over $1.67 million in grants in 2022 — including a total of $965,000 to organizations on the advisory board of Project 2025, tax records show. These donations accounted for 58 percent of Heritage’s total grant-making in 2022. It also distributed $400,000 to its political arm, Heritage Action for America.” (Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/donations-surged-groups-linked-conservative-project-2025-rcna125638)
The plan replaces civil servants with 20,000 carefully vetted, politically chosen employees who do not need Congressional confirmation and will be loyal to and answerable only to the president—one who is now immune from prosecution for wrongdoing for any official acts.
Most of Project 2025 doesn’t depend on Congress to pass laws. Its aim is to radically expand executive control. That can be done without the approval of Congress. All it takes is a president who has disdain for the rule of law, scorn for principles of basic morality, and lacks human decency.
So, it should be clear that this playbook is tailor-made for Trump.
Leah Rogne
Gheen