...
By Anna Skinner
Associate News Editor
0
Share
Newsweek is a Trust Project member
See more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.
Donald Trump would "greatly welcome" the demise of Project 2025, the former president's campaign said in an emailed statement following the news that Paul Dans, the project's director, was stepping down from the Heritage Foundation.
Project 2025 is a 900-page document created by the conservative think tank that presents policy proposals for a future GOP administration. Trump has worked to distance himself from the plan, which has proposed overhauling the federal bureaucracy, reversing many of the Biden administration's climate policies, rolling back abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, and bringing about changes to education standards.
The plan also proposes removing civil service employment protections for thousands of federal employees to make them easier to fire and replace with Republican loyalists.
Read More on News
...
"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," the campaign said in Tuesday's statement.
"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," the statement continued.
Project 2025 has proven to be unpopular with voters. A recent Navigator Research poll of 1,000 registered voters conducted from July 11 to 14 found that only 11 percent viewed Project 2025 favorably.
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts will now lead Project 2025's efforts. Roberts commended Dans' leadership and said he helped the project accomplish its goals.
"Under Paul Dans' leadership, Project 2025 has 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. This tool was built for any future administration to use," Roberts told Newsweek in a statement.
He went on: "When we began Project 2025 in April 2022, we set a timeline for the project to conclude its policy drafting after the two-party conventions this year, and we are sticking to that timeline.
"Paul, who built the project from scratch and bravely led this endeavor over the past two years, will be departing the team and moving up to the front where the fight remains. We are extremely grateful for his and everyone's work on Project 2025 and dedication to saving America. Our collective efforts to build a personnel apparatus for policymakers of all levels—federal, state, and local—will continue," Roberts said.
View 0 Comments
Submit Correction
View Editorial & AI Guidelines