Former President Trump distanced himself from the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 on Friday, dismissing it as "ridiculous and abysmal" amid escalating media scrutiny and Democratic attacks linking the initiative to his potential second term.
Former President Trump disavowed the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 on Friday, following significant media attention on the policy plans for a potential second Trump administration.
Trump’s disavowal came shortly after Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts sparked outrage among Democrats with comments about a "second American Revolution" on Steve Bannon's radio show. Roberts declared that "the radical left" was "apoplectic" because "our side is winning."
In response, Trump stated on his Truth Social platform, "I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they're saying and some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them."
Despite Trump’s disavowal, numerous former Trump administration officials have been involved with and endorsed Project 2025. John McEntee, a senior adviser for the project and former director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, had indicated plans to integrate Project 2025’s work with the Trump campaign this summer.
Project 2025 responded to Trump's comments on X, stating, "Project 2025 does not speak for any candidate or campaign. We are a coalition of more than 110 conservative groups advocating policy & personnel recommendations for the next conservative president. But it is ultimately up to that president, who we believe will be President Trump, to decide which recommendations to implement."
Biden campaign spokesman Ammar Moussa criticized Project 2025, calling it "the extreme policy and personnel playbook for Trump's second term that should scare the hell out of the American people."
Trump’s campaign aides, including Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, have repeatedly distanced Trump from Project 2025, emphasizing the campaign’s own detailed policy plans, Agenda47. They expressed frustration with continued media coverage linking Trump to Project 2025, which they see as an effort to thwart a second Trump administration.
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