The former president effectively ā€œbirthedā€ the project. Now that it’s a political liability, one of Trump’s foot soldiers is out of a job

As he enteredĀ the final stretch of theĀ 2024 presidential race,Ā Donald Trump spent much of this month trying to disown the highly Trumpy,Ā Heritage Foundation-ledĀ Project 2025 — to the point that he even got his fansĀ to booĀ the initiative during a recent campaign rally. His protracted freakout over the conservative project — to which he has multiple direct ties, and which is only as extreme as it is largelyĀ becauseĀ of his influence — is driven almost entirely by Trump’s fear over one thing.

When the twice-impeached ex-president and convicted felon took to social media in early July to make the (patently absurd) claim that ā€œI know nothing aboutĀ Project 2025, [and] I have no idea who is behind it,ā€ he added, ā€œI disagree with some of the things they’re saying, and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.ā€ He did not specify what ā€œthingsā€ he meant.

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    He can say whatever he wants because the non-maga republicans will say ā€œoh he doesn’t like it, he changed his mindā€ and single issue vote republican. If he wins and gets to office and puts all those things into effect he lied and said he didn’t like, jokes on them.

    Maga chuds just like whatever he likes. If they love it and he says he doesn’t, no worries because they’ll flip at the drop of a hat. If he gets to office and acts on implementing it no worries either because they’ll flip again and make up some bullshit about how they knew from the get-go because it’s ā€œpart of the planā€