President Joe Biden made a succinct warning on Wednesday about Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint for a second Donald Trump presidency pushed by dozens of conservative groups and members of Trump’s last administration.
“Project 2025 will destroy America. Look it up,” Biden said in a video posted to social media, linking to a page on his campaign website outlining the agenda.
Look it up. We made it easy for you: https://t.co/GFccEpzfUs pic.twitter.com/jNW94z0e0Y — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 10, 2024
Project 2025 is a 900-page collection of policy proposals put together by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. It outlines a plan to consolidate power in the executive branch, reclassifying thousands of public service roles as political appointees and paving the way for a government steeped in Christian nationalist values.
Items on the agenda include establishing a nationwide abortion ban, expanding gas and oil drilling, cutting back on food stamp access, ending free school meals, eliminating the Department of Education, cutting Medicaid funding, ramping up deportations and denying disaster relief funds to states that don’t abide by federal immigration laws.
Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, saying he knows “nothing” about it or “who is behind it,” despite the project involving several former members of his administration, including Paul Dans, Roger Severino, Ken Cuccinelli, Christopher Miller and Russ Vought. All of them are possible contenders for jobs in Trump’s second administration if he wins in November.
Winter-Huntsman on July 10th, 2024 at 20:00 UTC »
Is there a back up plan if trumps wins? Or that it and people throw in the towel? Because I don’t think any normal protesting or stern words online will stop project 2025 once it has Trump in the White House. I don’t know maybe it worries me a bit no one is discussing a back up plan in case Trump does win.
Arrmadillo on July 10th, 2024 at 19:44 UTC »
For anyone needing to get up to speed on the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 plans - Media Matters put together this concise, no frills guide that is a pretty good starting point.
The Media Matters guide is broken out into the following categories:
Personnel and Staffing Christian Nationalism Reproductive Rights Department of Justice and Federal Law Enforcement LGBTQ Rights Climate Change Immigration EducationMedia Matters - A guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda for the next Republican administration
“Project 2025 aims to put Christianity at the center of American government and society by turning a biblical worldview into federal law, often employing Christian nationalist talking points and narratives to support its right-wing policy proposals.”
If the Media Matters guide is a bit too text-centric for your taste, check out this straightforward explanation given in a non-inflammatory, neutral manner using a clever marker-and-whiteboard animation style. This is a good video to send to friends and family that might be interested in knowing about Project 2025 but would enjoy a lighter approach.
Illustrate to Educate - What is Project 2025? Project 2025 Explained | 5 Criticisms of Project 2025 (7:46)
And here are a few other introductory sources:
Red Wine & Blue - Project 2025 Explained (Intro page; PDF, 5 pages)
Democracy Forward - The People’s Guide to Project 2025 (Intro Page; PDF, 48 pages)
The Policies section of the Project 2025 Wikipedia entry; a bit too dense to serve as an introduction but a great starting point for folks that are really focused on a particular issue.
For folks who like to be amused and alarmed simultaneously, John Oliver’s coverage of Project 2025 should scratch that itch. It is not comprehensive but it highlights some key points while somehow working in clips from “MILF Manor” that I cannot unsee.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Trumps Second Term (29:14)
If you prefer a guide presented like a scary movie trailer, there’s this:
Lincoln Project - Aftermath (4:15)
CockBrother on July 10th, 2024 at 19:35 UTC »
He's catching on. This is far better than talking about golf scores.