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Trump Flipped Out That 'Lunatic' Project 2025 Could Tank His Campaign (www.rollingstone.com)

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The former president effectively “birthed” the project. Now that it's a political liability, one of Trump’s foot soldiers is out of a job

As he entered the final stretch of the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump spent much of this month trying to disown the highly Trumpy, Heritage Foundation-led Project 2025 — to the point that he even got his fans to boo the initiative during a recent campaign rally. His protracted freakout over the conservative project — to which he has multiple direct ties, and which is only as extreme as it is largely because of his influence — is driven almost entirely by Trump’s fear over one thing.

When the twice-impeached ex-president and convicted felon took to social media in early July to make the (patently absurd) claim that “I know nothing about Project 2025, [and] I have no idea who is behind it,” he added, “I disagree with some of the things they’re saying, and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.” He did not specify what “things” he meant.

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[-] t3h_fool@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

In no place does Trump specify which ideas he disagrees with in Project 2025. He just doesn't want to be associated with it. He is not really disavowing the ideas though, AFAIK. And at least for the anti-choice people, Trump has done much that is in line with Project 2025. And he mirrors many of their ideas on immigration.

[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Trump doesn't want to be associated with "Project 2025" because "Project 2025" is getting beat up in the press. He likes all of the plans in the document, he just doesn't like the name. It's like how you'll find conservatives still hate Obamacare, but are pretty happy with all the reforms and protections in the Affordable Care Act.

[-] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

This is my go-to example for "you guys have no idea what is going on".

[-] btaf45@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

If elected we can be certain that one of the first things that Convicted Felon and Sex Offender Treason Trump will tell us is that "we are going to implement Project 2025 as soon as possible". And it will be true, but Trump will not tell us that to be informative. He will say that just to get our attention, like an abusive ex-spouse. And he will keep on playing the abusive ex-spouse demanding our attention the entire 4 years. In fact he will be turning up the heat the entire time hoping that he normalizes enshitification enough to end free elections.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

we can't promote this, I won't get elected.

"But it's your platform."

can we just lie all the time? that worked well last time...

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