Consider This from NPR Trump 2.0 or Project 2025?
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Feb 9, 2025 Delve into Project 2025, a bold plan envisioning a conservative presidency with drastic policy shifts. Discover how its radical ideas, like banning abortion pill mailings and exploring a return to the gold standard, have influenced Trump's recent actions. The podcast highlights the intertwining roles of Project 2025's architects in the current administration. It also addresses the contentious federal funding freeze and the White House's complex responses to this conservative initiative amidst political backlash.
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Project 2025 Unveiled
- Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a future president, was unveiled before Trump secured the nomination.
- It proposed policies like outlawing abortion pills, abolishing the Department of Education, and returning to the gold standard.
Project 2025 Echoes in Executive Orders
- Politico found 37 examples of Project 2025 ideas in Trump's early executive orders.
- These cover social issues, immigration, government staffing, energy, foreign affairs, and the economy.
Staffing Pipeline
- Project 2025 wasn't just policy; it included a database of potential staffers, a conservative bench.
- This has played out with significant overlap between the list and Trump's administration appointments.