Project 2025 is a 900+ page anti-freedom, Republican party agenda crafted by the Heritage Foundation, and Trump’s far-right extremist allies – it’s “undeniably a Trump-driven operation,” and Vance has praised it as containing “good ideas.” - Democrats.org

what project 2025 represents

“Project 2025 Will Undermine America’s National Security”

“[Project 2025] includes a vision for the ‘common defense’ that will place the United States in direct confrontation with its adversaries and privilege unilateral militarism over a thoughtful, holistic, and adequately resourced national security strategy. In so doing, Project 2025’s proposals would fundamentally undermine America’s national and economic security, and ordinary Americans will pay the price.

“Project 2025 would politicize the military chain of command and U.S. intelligence agencies.”

center for american progress

“This is undeniably a Trump-driven operation. The biggest tell: Johnny McEntee — one of Trump’s closest White House aides, and his most fervent internal loyalty enforcer — is a senior adviser to Project 2025. One of the most powerful architects is Stephen Miller, a top West Wing adviser for the Trump administration.”

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“[Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts] told me that he views Heritage’s role today as ‘institutionalizing Trumpism.’ … The lesson of Trump’s first year in office, Roberts told me, is that ‘the Trump administration … simply got a slow start. And Heritage and our allies in Project 2025 believe that must never be repeated.’”

new york times

“Kevin Roberts, the president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation and the driving force behind Project 2025, told Ward that ‘[Vance] is absolutely going to be one of the leaders — if not the leader — of our movement.’”

vox

“Americans oppose all the key elements in Project 2025, with the greatest concerns around health care, worker’s rights, and dismantling federal programs. Over four in five Americans oppose an array of policies proposed in Project 2025 such as ‘allowing employers to stop paying hourly workers overtime’ … Additionally, four in five oppose ‘allowing the government to monitor people’s pregnancies to potentially prosecute them if they miscarry.’

navigator research

“Project 2025, a widely circulated playbook from the influential right-leaning Heritage Foundation, takes aim at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on several fronts, especially its efforts to reduce dangerous online misinformation. If former president Donald Trump wins the election and appoints officials who follow the playbook’s recommendations for CISA, the five-year-old agency could face an unprecedented crisis.

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project 2025 threats

elimination of the dept. of education

The elimination of the U.S. Dept. of Education would break national academic standards and create far more significant disparities in education across all states.

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health care restrictions

Bans Medicare negotiating lower drug prices, turning back the gains by Biden - Harris administration (Insulin at $35/mo.), and likely increased cost for medications.

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bans diversity, equity and inclusion (dei)

Criminalization of DEI programs will roll back national progress towards ensuring employment, educational and economic opporunities for underrepresented Americans.

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limits reproductive rights

Criminal charges for doctor/OBGYN performing lifesaving healthcare for mother. In 2022, Amber Nicole Thurman, 28, Georgia, died due to delays in medical care from a grave infection after taking an abortion pill.

Bans choice to not carry due to Rape or Incest.

Cuts Planned Parenthood funding/Contraception provided to 2 million women.

Cut funds to force states to report miscarriages including reasons for every abortion.

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cuts civil servant jobs

Trump & Vance have targeted 2 million federal employees, legally appointed by the U.S. President to support American policies.

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elimination of lgbtqplus protections

The elimination of current protections would legalize potential discrimination.

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dept. of justice rollbacks

End independent status of the DOJ to become an enforcement arm of the White House. The proposed break in independence would effectively make the DOJ a law enforcement tool that Trump & Vance could use against domestic political enemies.

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