Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere's no reason to pretend about Project 2025 anymore;
Federal Agency Scrubs Metadata After Memo Exposes Authors Were Affiliated With Controversial Project 2025
https://www.mediaite.com/news/federal-agency-scrubs-metadata-after-memo-exposes-authors-were-affiliated-with-controversial-project-2025/
And from MSNBC:
As a candidate, Donald Trump said he knew "nothing" about Project 2025, the conservative playbook put together by a group of some of his former top advisers.
As president, he's following through on a lot of its ideas.
Some overlap between a Republican president and a conservative think tank's policy ideas would be expected, but Trump's immediate embrace of very specific ideas in the 900-page proposal makes his disavowals of it on the campaign trail seem disingenuous, at best.
In some cases, Project 2025 was building on Trump's ideas, as with its proposal to reimplement a plan from his first term to gain more control over federal workers. In other cases, such as withdrawing from a global tax deal, the Trump administration seems to be picking up on an idea in Project 2025 that the candidate hadn't said much about.
As president, he's following through on a lot of its ideas.
Some overlap between a Republican president and a conservative think tank's policy ideas would be expected, but Trump's immediate embrace of very specific ideas in the 900-page proposal makes his disavowals of it on the campaign trail seem disingenuous, at best.
In some cases, Project 2025 was building on Trump's ideas, as with its proposal to reimplement a plan from his first term to gain more control over federal workers. In other cases, such as withdrawing from a global tax deal, the Trump administration seems to be picking up on an idea in Project 2025 that the candidate hadn't said much about.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/project-2025-trump-executive-orders-rcna189395
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
There's no reason to pretend about Project 2025 anymore; (Original Post)
D. Spaulding
Tuesday
OP
bif
(24,475 posts)1. Sure, he knew nothing about it.
When he makes a statement, the opposite is almost always the truth. Fucking lying POS.
D. Spaulding
(74 posts)2. He called them "Very far right and extreme"
And now he's letting them make and enforce policy.
kimbutgar
(23,917 posts)3. Check out this website
https://stopproject2025comic.org/
But as we all now once a liar always a liar. How do we know the 🍊💩🤡 is a lair because all his talk is 🤮💩🗑️
But as we all now once a liar always a liar. How do we know the 🍊💩🤡 is a lair because all his talk is 🤮💩🗑️
mwmisses4289
(293 posts)4. Didn't he acknowledge p2025
early on, then as blowback happened, attempted to distance himself from it? Not very successfully, however.
rasputin1952
(83,420 posts)5. I find it virtually impossible for him not...
To have known all about P2025.
I don't think he had any input, he's not that bright, but just seeing the WH Presser on MSNBC (now), this is incredibly pathetic.