Despite publicly disavowing it, President-elect Trump’s re-election has emboldened his allies to openly embrace the extreme policy blueprint known as Project 2025. This document, authored by former Trump administration officials and published by the Heritage Foundation, outlines an authoritarian agenda that seeks to dismantle the federal government, replace career civil servants with Trump loyalists, and implement extreme policies on immigration, abortion, energy, and education. While some dismiss this celebration as online trolling, many of these figures are likely to hold positions of influence in the Trump administration, making Project 2025 a real threat to democratic norms and institutions.
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While Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, a far-reaching plan for his second term, several prominent figures within his sphere, including Steve Bannon and Matt Walsh, have openly acknowledged its existence and their intention to implement it. This plan, created by the Heritage Foundation, outlines extreme policies like banning abortion pills, surveilling abortion access, and weakening environmental regulations, potentially alienating even some members of Trump’s base. These actions raise concerns about the true extent of Trump’s agenda and the potential consequences of its implementation, particularly given the negative public perception of Project 2025 among Republican voters.
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Following Donald Trump’s election defeat, MAGA allies, including Steve Bannon and Matt Walsh, are openly boasting about “Project 2025,” a 900-page blueprint for a Trump second term. This plan, endorsed by the Heritage Foundation and former Trump administration officials, outlines a radical agenda including expanded executive authority, anti-abortion policies, and an anti-immigrant stance. Despite attempting to distance himself from the project during the campaign, Trump’s close ties to its authors and its alignment with his administration’s policies suggest its influence on his future actions.
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When I first read about Project 2025’s disturbing directive to execute every remaining federal death row prisoner and expand the types of crimes punishable by death, I was filled with a sense of horror and dread. The idea of an “execution spree” under a potential Trump administration is beyond chilling; it’s a nightmare scenario that seems straight out of a dystopian novel. The fact that this plan is buried within an 887-page document is even more unsettling, highlighting the calculated and secretive nature of these extreme conservative groups.
The implications of such a plan are profound and deeply troubling. Gene Hamilton’s call for “finality” for every federal death row prisoner and the pursuit of the death penalty for crimes involving violence and sexual abuse of children is a reflection of a dark and twisted ideology.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker