Undercover in Project 2025
Summary
TLDRUndercover reporters meet with Russ Vought, a key figure in drafting 'Project 2025,' a controversial 920-page blueprint for Trump's second term. The plan includes radical policies like eliminating the Department of Education and restricting abortion rights. Despite public disavowals, Vought reveals ongoing support from Trump's circle, detailing a secretive second phase with detailed transition plans for federal agencies, aiming to centralize government power under a potential second Trump administration.
Takeaways
- 🕵️♂️ Two undercover reporters met with Russ Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, which is a radical plan for Trump's second term, in a hotel suite rigged with hidden cameras.
- ☕ Russ Vought, former director of The Office of Management and Budget, is known for his opposition to the Department of Education and his support for Christian nationalism.
- 🤝 Vought thanks Trump for his support of the Center for Renewing America, an organization that aims to implement the policies discussed in Project 2025.
- 📚 Project 2025 is a 920-page blueprint with ambitious goals, including the elimination of the Department of Education, mass firings of civil servants, and further restrictions on abortion rights.
- 🔥 The plans have become controversial, forcing Trump to publicly distance himself from them, though Vought suggests this is not a genuine disavowal.
- 🤫 Vought is involved in the secretive second phase of Project 2025, which involves creating detailed policy packets and executive orders for each federal agency, kept confidential to avoid public scrutiny.
- 🛡️ Vought aims to centralize government power under the president, including firing civil servants and ending the independence of agencies like the FBI and DOJ.
- 📖 He has prepared documents based on fringe legal theories arguing the president has the power to use the military against protesters, which could be used to maintain law and order.
- 🚫 Vought believes in a radical Christian nationalist agenda that could be realized under a second Trump presidency, including blocking funding for Planned Parenthood and restricting abortion.
- 🎯 Despite public backlash and the Trump campaign's attempts to distance from Project 2025, Vought has been chosen to write the Republican policy platform, indicating his influence within the campaign.
- 🔗 Vought is confident that his plans will be implemented regardless of who is appointed head of the Trump transition team, as he has the trust of key figures and can directly hand over his plans.
Q & A
Who is Russ Vought, and why is he significant in the context of Project 2025?
-Russ Vought is the former director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration. He is a key architect of Project 2025, which is a radical plan designed for Trump's potential second term. Vought's involvement is significant as he leads efforts to centralize government power under the president and implement a Christian nationalist agenda.
What is Project 2025, and what are its main objectives?
-Project 2025 is a 920-page blueprint that outlines radical policy changes for a potential second Trump administration. Its main objectives include eliminating the Department of Education, mass firings of civil servants, restricting abortion rights, and centralizing government power under the president. The project also includes plans to use the military to maintain law and order.
How has Trump publicly responded to Project 2025?
-Trump has publicly distanced himself from Project 2025, stating that he knows nothing about it and has not seen the document. He describes it as a product of the radical right, contrasting it with the radical left. However, behind closed doors, Vought suggests that Trump's disavowal should not be taken seriously.
What role does the Heritage Foundation play in Project 2025?
-The Heritage Foundation is the group running Project 2025. They are involved in coordinating the project's efforts and are present at key events, such as the conference for religious nationalists where journalists from the Center for Climate Reporting posed as donors to meet those involved in the project.
What is the 'second phase' of Project 2025, and why is it considered secretive?
-The second phase of Project 2025 involves creating detailed policy packets, executive orders, and agenda items for each federal agency. This phase is considered secretive because these plans are kept confidential to avoid Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, which could expose them to public scrutiny.
How does Russ Vought view the 'deep state,' and what actions does he propose to counter it?
-Russ Vought views the 'deep state' as a significant obstacle that frustrated Trump's agenda during his first term. To counter it, Vought proposes a radical centralization of government power under the president, including firing civil servants and ending the independence of agencies like the FBI and DOJ.
What is Russ Vought's stance on the Department of Education?
-Russ Vought is opposed to the Department of Education, arguing that it is a department promoting critical race theory. As part of Project 2025, he supports the elimination of the Department of Education.
What is the relationship between Project 2025 and Christian nationalism?
-Project 2025 is heavily influenced by Christian nationalist ideology. Vought and others involved in the project believe in rehabilitating Christian nationalism, and the project includes policies that reflect this worldview, such as further restricting abortion rights and promoting a pro-life agenda.
How does Project 2025 aim to handle public and media scrutiny?
-To handle public and media scrutiny, Project 2025 avoids making its detailed plans publicly accessible. The project's second phase, in particular, is kept confidential to prevent it from being exposed through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The goal is to familiarize transition teams with the plans without leaving a paper trail.
What is the significance of Trump's relationship with Russ Vought despite public disavowals of Project 2025?
-Despite Trump's public disavowals of Project 2025, his relationship with Russ Vought remains strong behind the scenes. Trump has supported Vought's organization and selected him to write the Republican policy platform. This indicates that Vought's ideas and Project 2025's goals align with Trump's vision for a potential second term.
Outlines
🕵️♂️ Undercover Exposure of Project 2025 Architect
This paragraph details an undercover operation where two reporters meet with Russ Vought, a key figure behind Project 2025, which is a radical plan for Trump's second term. Vought, a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, is known for his opposition to the Department of Education and his alignment with Christian nationalism. The meeting takes place in a hotel suite with hidden cameras. Vought's organization, the Center for Renewing America, is described as a driving force behind the controversial policies of Project 2025, which include eliminating the Department of Education, mass firings of civil servants, and restricting abortion rights. Despite public controversy and Trump's public distancing from the project, Vought reveals that behind the scenes, Trump is very supportive of their work.
📖 Project 2025: The Blueprint for Trump's Second Term
The second paragraph delves into the secretive second phase of Project 2025, which involves creating detailed transition plans for each federal agency. This phase is led by Russ Vought and is kept confidential to avoid public scrutiny and potential legal challenges. The plans include strategies for taking control of government bureaucracies, ending their independence, and using fringe legal theories to justify the use of military force against protesters. Vought also discusses the potential for a radical Christian nationalist agenda to be realized under a second Trump presidency, including blocking funding for Planned Parenthood and fetal tissue research. Despite public backlash and the Trump campaign's attempts to distance themselves from Project 2025, Vought has been chosen to write the Republican policy platform, positioning him as an influential figure within the campaign.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Project 2025
💡Undercover Reporters
💡Russ Vought
💡Christian Nationalism
💡Department of Education
💡Mass Firings
💡Abortion Rights
💡Deep State
💡Heritage Foundation
💡Policy Platform
💡Transition Team
Highlights
Undercover reporters meet with key architect of Project 2025, a radical plan for Trump's second term.
Russell Vought, former director of The Office of Management and Budget, opposes the Department of Education due to its association with critical race theory.
Vought's organization, Center for Renewing America, is likened to the 'Death Star' accomplishing controversial debates.
Project 2025 includes ambitious plans such as eliminating the Department of Education and mass firings of civil servants.
Controversy has led Trump to publicly distance himself from Project 2025, despite private support.
Vought dismisses Trump's public disavowal of Project 2025 as political strategy, not reflective of his true stance.
The second phase of Project 2025 involves detailed transition plans for federal agencies, kept confidential to avoid public scrutiny.
Vought aims for a radical centralization of government power under the president, including ending agency independence.
Documents are being prepared arguing the president's power to use the military against protesters based on fringe legal theories.
Vought believes a radical Christian nationalist agenda can be realized under Trump, with strategies to block funding for organizations like Planned Parenthood.
Trump's VP pick is seen by Vought as indicative of a serious commitment to the ideological agenda of Project 2025.
Despite public backlash, Trump's campaign has selected Vought to write the Republican policy platform.
Vought is confident in his ability to hand over Project 2025's battle plans directly to the transition team, regardless of who leads it.
Project 2025's Phase 1 policy book became a PR disaster, leading to the resignation of its director.
The second phase of Project 2025 is designed to avoid the negative branding of its predecessor, focusing on direct implementation.
Vought emphasizes the importance of trust and relationship with the Trump administration for the success of Project 2025's plans.
Transcripts
two undercover reporters posing as
donors are about to meet one of the key
architects of project 2025 the radical
plan for Trump's second term in a hotel
suite rigged with hidden cameras nice to
meet you would you like uh coffee or
something i' love
coffe meet Russ vot Russell vote the
former director of The Office of
Management and budget he's been called
the most dangerous magga die hard you've
never heard of I am opposed to the
Department of Education because I think
it's the department of critical race
Theory the Russ vote were comrades in
arms formerly a Cabinet member and chief
lieutenant in the first Trump ad men I
want to thank Russ for doing an
incredible job he now runs a group
called Center for renewing America an
organization that I help turn into the
Death Star that is accomplishing all the
debates that you are reading about I
think you have to rehabilitate Christian
nationalism you have the largest
deportation in history block funding for
Planned Parenthood I I want to be the
person that crushes the State vote is
one of the key authors of the blueprint
for a second Trump Administration
project 2025 it's an ambitious 920 page
blueprint like eliminating the
Department of Education the mass firings
of civil servants Banning access to the
abortion pill and further restricting
abortion rights in recent weeks the
plans have become so controversial that
Trump has been forced to distance
himself they're sort of the opposite of
the radical left okay you have the
radical left and you have the radical
right and they come up with this I don't
know what the hell it is it's project 25
are you ready I know nothing about
project 25 I haven't seen the document I
don't intend to really see the document
but behind closed doors vote tells us
not to take Trump's disavowal seriously
I I expect you hear 10 more times from
the rally the president you know
distancing himself from the left
Boogyman of project 2025 yeah um and
you're not worried about that I'm not
worried about it okay he's running
against the brand he is is not running
against any people okay uh he is not
running against uh any institutions it's
interesting he's in fact not even
opposing himself to a particular policy
he's been at our organization he's
raised money for our organization he's
blessed it from the you know walking
into our last day office and told him
what I was going to do so he's very
supportive of what we
do our investigation into project 2025
began 2 weeks before the meeting with
vote at conference for religious
nationalists in DC the truth is
Christian nationalism is not a threat to
American democracy Christian nationalism
founded American democracy journalists
from the center for climate reporting
have come posing as potential donors
looking to meet those involved in
Project
2025 they're not hard to find the
Heritage Foundation the group running
the project are here so is vot's Think
Tank we make the acquaintance of mik
metrof an author on Project 2025 and a
close Aid to vote he tells us that vote
is running the secretive second phase of
project 2025 and the second phase after
the book came out was to break down like
actual sort of policy packets and
executive orders
and um agenda items and things like that
that's been supervised
largely the first phase of project 2025
was a 922 page policy book published
openly the second phase is a
comprehensive concrete transition plan
for each Federal agency these much more
detailed plans are confidential yeah cuz
obviously you want as little of it to be
foilable if you're familiar with the
process as possible freed Freedom of
Information Act yeah the Freedom of
Information Act allows the public to
request government Communications but
metrof reveals they plan to avoid these
rules yeah the goal is you know you
familiarize all the transition team
people with these plans yeah but you
don't actually like send them to their
working cuz right you know you could
just give the handbooks to everyone be
like this is the game plan for the
admin if the Press knows that that's
what you're doing that they're going to
immediately just say like I request all
of your emails from a Heritage okay you
know
you I see so we'll see interesting metal
CR offers to set up a meeting with his L
Russ vote you could like put me in touch
with somebody who looks after his diary
or whatever yes I could put you in touch
with his schedule
amazing great yeah so just tell me when
to do that we want to meet the man
writing the game plan for Trump's second
Administration vote believes that in his
first term Trump's agenda was frustrated
by what he calls the Deep state so vote
is planning a radical centralization of
government power under the president
firing civil servants and ending the
independence of agencies like the FBI
and
doj 80% of my time is working on the
plans of what's necessary to to take
control of these
bureaucracies um and we are working
doggedly on that U whether it's uh
destroying their agency's notion of
Independence they're independent from
the president vote has also been
preparing documents based on Fringe
legal theories arguing the president has
the power to use the military against
protesters you George Floyd obviously
was not about race it was about uh
destabilizing the Trump Administration
uh we put out for instance a 50 page
paper designed for lawyers to know that
the president has you know the ability
both along the border uh and elsewhere
to maintain Law and Order with the
military and and that's something that
um you know it's going to be important
for for him to remember and his lawyers
to affirm but we we've given them the
case for that with loyalists installed
in key government agencies and armed
with his Playbook vote believes a
radical Christian nationalist agenda can
be realized under a second Trump
presidency for example on abortion so I
think the president's actually come up
with a a strategy that works so long as
you are giving people like me in
government the ability to block funding
for plan Parenthood block funding for
fetal tissue research what I've told
people is he had the most pro-life
record ever I've never seen him take it
to stand in the way of a pro-life
initiative that actually was real
politically and with momentum and for
vote Trump's pick for vice president
shows he's serious about pushing this
ideological agenda when in power so I am
very happy with the JD pick I think it's
transformative for sure um and he's you
know he think of him as a member version
of what we do yeah so there's no Think
Tank no policy Organization no battle
plan
Creator other than us for the worldview
that I think Donald Trump has and that
uh JD has but as public backlash against
these plans builds the Trump campaign
has been scrambling to distance
themselves from Project 202's authors
it's complete and utter for any
reporter to write that this is the way
it is the president's made it clear
these people do not speak for him they
do not speak for the campaign but vote
tells us that behind the scenes things
are much friendlier the Trump campaign
recently picked him to write the
Republicans policy platform making him
essentially project 202's man on the
inside I think the best example is like
campaign selected me to be the platform
uh because of their their views on my
policy ideas and they're not running
from all of the negativity that I get
from the Press I see so they haven't
been spooked on you as a person you
don't think no I mean I I no I I don't
think I'm going to be their transition
pick because then they have all these
kinds of stories yeah but no the
relationship is great the head of the
Trump transition team has not yet been
appointed but vote says that no matter
who is named he'll be able to hand over
his project 2025 battle plans directly
if it's someone like Steven Miller or
Bob lighthiser then all the stuff gets
uh plugged right in if it's not we'll
figure it out okay but but all of it
will designed for a theory of the case
that president if if if a battle plan is
out there that will do what he wants
there are people like me that have his
trust that will we'll be able to get it
to him uh in whatever position we're at
or I could be at Center for new America
but the relationships will be there uh
the trust level will be there project
202's radical Phase 1 policy book turned
into a PR disaster the director of
project 2025 has stepped down after
facing criticism from both Democrats and
the Trump campaign but votes Phase 2
battle plans top secret and handed
directly to the transition team remain
unburdened by the brand and are you
going to like Rebrand that second phase
at for what I do yeah the brand is not
important and you're not worried that if
it has project 2025 on he's going to go
like and you're not going to publish
those no no they go straight to yeah
they're very very close hold yeah okay
brilliant brilliant it's been an
education appreciate it thank you for
time thank you so much any time thank
you very much you can show your
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