The 2025 project is currently the main theme of politicians and voters in the upcoming presidential election between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Leaded by the Huu Heritage Foundation,Project 2025is a collection of conservative policies and a design for the next conservative president. Despite trembling effortsPrice $ 22 millionThis does not say it is for Trump,Project 2025 honors many different commandsGiven during the time Trump at the White House.
Handbook of nearly 1,000 pagesThe project details the conservative agenda, outlining the expansion of the president’s power and the plan of firing up to 50,000 government employees to replace them with conservatives. It tries to build on“Leadership mission”,The new government of Ronald Reagan used when it was announced in January 1981.
While Trump tried to separate himself from this project, Biden’s re -election campaign tried to attract more attention to what they considered the “extremist” agenda, especially when Biden tried to retain other democracies later.The debate was criticizedHis.
Here are what two potential candidates for the presidential election in 2024 talked about the 2025 project controversial.
What did Donald Trump and his campaign say about the 2025 project
Trump denies his involvement with the 2025 project in a social network post
On July 5, Trump denied his participation in the 2025 projectA post on Truth Social,His own social media platformTrump Media & Technology Group owns.He wishes the “luckiest” involved people, but repeated that he “didn’t know anything” about it.
“I have no idea who is behind it,” the former President said. He continued: “I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.”
Trump speaks out against Democrats trying to connect him to Project 2025
On July 11,Trump posted a second time on Truth Social about Project 2025, again seeking to separate himself from the agenda. He argued that Democrats who connected him to the policies and contributors of Project 2025 are spreading “disinformation.”
“I know nothing about Project 2025. I have not seen it, have no idea who is in charge of it, and, unlike our very well received Republican Platform, had nothing to do with it,” Trump wrote. “The Radical Left Democrats are having a field day, however, trying to hook me into whatever policies are stated or said. It is pure disinformation on their part. By now, after all of these years, everyone knows where I stand on EVERYTHING!”
What President Joe Biden and his campaign have said about Project 2025
Biden releases statement assailing Trump’s claim about Project 2025
On July 6, Biden’s campaignreleased a statement by the President, assailing Trump’s claim that he’s not involved with Project 2025
“He’s trying to hide his connections to his allies’ extreme Project 2025 agenda,” Biden said of Trump. “The only problem? It was written for him, by those closest to him. Project 2025 should scare every single American.”
He went on to say that the Supreme Court—three out of nine of whom were appointed by Trump—have given him a “blank check” to do what he wants, and warned his supporters that if he wins again he will utilize the courts to implement Project 2025.
“We can always rely on Donald Trump for one thing: to lie to the American people in pursuit of power. We saw that on the debate stage when he set a record, ” Biden said. “Together, we must defeat him.”
Earlier that day, Biden directly respondedin a post on X(formerly Twitter) to Trump’s disavowal of his involvement with Project 2025, stating plainly that “Trump is lying about Project 2025. It’s his people and his plan. But it’s your freedom and future at risk.”
Biden-Harris campaign posts several Project 2025 disclaimers and memes on social media
Biden’s campaign has posted multiple lists and videos about Project 2025, with captions like “This is Trump’s Plan if He Wins.”
On July 8, the Biden-Harris campaignposted a picture of a banner on X,with the words “Heritage welcomes you to the RNC Convention in MKE!” The campaign captioned the photo, “The Heritage Foundation, the organization behind Project 2025, is welcoming attendees to Trump’s Republican convention in Milwaukee.”
Trump just desperately tried to claim he knows “nothing” about Project 2025.
FACT CHECK:
—His Super PAC is running ads promoting Project 2025, calling it “Trump’s Project 2025”
—His top aide and former bag boy John McEntee is the guy behind Project 2025
—His press secretary is…pic.twitter.com/O3Dqey07UT— kamala hq (@kamalahq)July 5, 2024
They’ve also followed news coverage of Project 2025, posting broadcast journalists who have spoken about the agenda, includingChris HayesandJohn Oliver.
The campaign has continued to post and repost memes about Trump and Project 2025.
In one, shared on July 4, the campaign posteda shot from dystopian TV dramaThe Handmaid’s Taledepicting a group of women in the show’s iconic red dresses and white bonnets standing in formation by Washington D.C.’s reflecting pool with a cross at the far end where the Washington Monument lies.
“Fourth of July under Trump’s Project 2025,” the post said.
In another, the campaign responded to Trump’s Truth Social postwith an edited version, switching “Project 2025” to “Order 66” and pretending that the post came from Emperor Palpatine, a major villain in theStar Warsfranchise.
Biden releases new informational website on Project 2025
On July 8, Biden posted thelink on Xto awebsitehis campaign put together, breaking down the Project 2025 plan for voters.
“Project 2025 is the plan by Donald Trump’s MAGA Republican allies to give Trump more power over your daily life, gut democratic checks and balances, and consolidate power in the Oval Office if he wins,” a statement on the website reads. “Fortunately, we have access to it in time to warn America and stop their power grab.”
Biden releases video telling voters to look up Project 2025
On the morning of July 10, a video was posted to Biden’s official X account, saying, “Project 2025 will destroy America. Look it up.”
Biden sends out campaign email blasts
On July 11, the Biden-Harris campaign sent out two email blasts to his supporters, continuing their media assault.
First, “WMPAS (many people are saying): Google Project 2025,” stated that “the real news of this week is Project 2025,” and includes Google’s recent search data on this topic last week. After that, the email provides the news summary in the past few days, including links and excerptsarticlebelong toLarge sources of newsandBroadcasters about Project 2025.
Shortly thereafter, the campaign sent another email, “Trump’s 2025 project: 140 former Trump employees, a total of 240 Trump’s relevant associates”. This campaign links to oneCNN’s recent articleIt is reported that at least 140 people who worked in the Trump administration were involved in the 2025 project, including his six former cabinet secretaries.
