Project 2025: the Trump picks with ties to ultra-rightwing policy manifesto
by Rachel Leingang from US news | The Guardian on (#6SDSZ)
The president-elect has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, but several key choices have direct links to it
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly disavowed Project 2025, saying he had nothing to do" with the blueprint for a conservative presidency and didn't know the people behind it. But as he starts to assemble his cabinet and White House staff, it seems likely he'll get to know the people involved very well soon.
Trump's attempts to disavow the project before winning re-election seemed improbable, given that it was written by various members of his first administration and aligned on policy goals with his own proposed second term agenda.
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