Former President Donald Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, a proposed government overhaul by his allies and former officials.
Former Trump administration officials Paul Dans, Karoline Leavitt, and John McEntee are involved in drafting Project 2025.
Project 2025 is preparing its own agenda for the next administration and plans to share it privately. The Heritage Foundation is believed to be behind the project.
Project 2025 outlines a dramatic expansion of presidential power and plans to fire up to 50,000 government workers.
Trump has expressed disagreement with some aspects of Project 2025 and denies involvement.
Former President Donald Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, a proposed government overhaul by his allies and former officials. The plan, which outlines a dramatic expansion of presidential power and plans to fire up to 50,000 government workers, has been drafted by several former Trump administration officials including Paul Dans (former chief of staff at the US Office of Personnel Management), Karoline Leavitt (Trump campaign spokeswoman), and John McEntee (former director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office).
Despite his association with some of the individuals involved, Trump has expressed disagreement with some aspects of Project 2025, labeling certain proposals as 'absolutely ridiculous and abysmal'. The Democratic National Committee has tied Trump to the initiative, which frustrates him and his top advisers.
Project 2025 is preparing its own agenda for the next administration and plans to share it privately. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, is believed to be behind the project. Other figures associated with Project 2025 include Kevin Roberts, Steve Bannon from War Room podcast, Dave Brat, and Rick Dearborn.
Trump's denial of involvement in Project 2025 comes as tensions between him and the Republican Party continue to rise. The Biden campaign has also weighed in on the issue, further complicating matters for Trump.
Former President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, stating he has ‘nothing to do’ with it and disagrees with some aspects.
Project 2025 is a governing agenda filled with conservative priorities and insights from scholars and policy experts.
Project 2025 proposes various policy recommendations such as reshaping the powers of the executive branch and reimplementing Schedule F.
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Former President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, stating he has 'nothing to do' with it and disagrees with some aspects.
Democrats have criticized Project 2025 as evidence of an extreme agenda that would be brought in if Trump is reelected and have formed a task force to fight it.
The coalition backing Project 2025 includes various conservative groups and some former Trump administration officials.
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The article contains selective reporting as it only reports details that support the author's position and implies facts without linking to peer-reviewed studies which have not been retracted. The author states 'Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he is not involved in the right-wing think tank's proposal, which outlines various policies and initiatives that some conservatives hope a future Republican administration would administer.' This statement is selective as it only reports Trump's denial of involvement without mentioning any evidence or context regarding the Heritage Foundation's claims that Trump supports their proposals. Additionally, the article states 'The project makes a wide range of policy proposals, most notably reshaping the powers of the executive branch. It also calls for striking various small government agencies and rolling back funding for abortions and approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.' This statement implies that these policies are extreme or controversial without providing any context or evidence to support this claim.
The project makes a wide range of policy proposals, most notably reshaping the powers of the executive branch. It also calls for striking various small government agencies and rolling back funding for abortions and approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he is not involved in the right-wing think tank's proposal, which outlines various policies and initiatives that some conservatives hope a future Republican administration would administer.
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The author, Jared Gans, repeatedly mentions the Democratic Party and their criticisms of Project 2025 without providing any counterargument or context from Trump or the Heritage Foundation. He also quotes Democrats railing against the project and their accusations that it is an extreme agenda. The author does not challenge these assertions, instead choosing to repeat them without providing any balance or perspective.
Democrats have railed against the project and pointed to it as evidence of an extreme agenda that would be brought in if Trump is reelected.
House Democrats launched a campaign last month to push back on Project 2025, forming a task force to fight what they said is a threat to the institutions of American democracy and government.
The coalition backing the project includes various conservative groups, some of which are led by former Trump administration officials.
Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, a proposed government overhaul by his allies and former officials.
Project 2025 outlines a dramatic expansion of presidential power and plans to fire up to 50,000 government workers.
Former senior administration officials are involved in Project 2025 including Paul Dans (former chief of staff at the US Office of Personnel Management), Karoline Leavitt (Trump campaign spokeswoman) and John McEntee (former director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office).
Project 2025 is preparing its own agenda for the next administration and plans to share it privately.
The Democratic National Committee considers Project 2025 and the Trump campaign as part of the same ‘MAGA operation’.
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Project 2025 outlines a dramatic expansion of presidential power
Former President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 and disagrees with some aspects
Project 2025 plans to fire up to 50,000 government workers
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The article reports on Trump's denial of knowledge about Project 2025, but it also includes quotes from people involved in the project and their plans for a 'second American Revolution.' These statements are not made by Trump and therefore fall outside the analysis rules. Additionally, there is no clear editorializing or pontification from the author. However, there is selective reporting as only details that support the idea of a potential second revolution are included, while other aspects of Project 2025 are not mentioned.
Project 2025 is the extreme policy and personnel playbook for Trump’s second term that should scare the hell out of the American people.
We are in the process of taking this country back.
Those comments were widely circulated online and blasted by the Biden campaign, which issued a statement saying Trump and his allies were ‘dreaming of a violent revolution to destroy the very idea of America.’
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The author makes an appeal to authority fallacy by quoting Kevin Roberts' statement about a second American Revolution and attributing it to the Project 2025 coalition. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing Roberts' comments as 'widely circulated online and blasted by the Biden campaign,' and including a post from the Biden campaign that compares Project 2025 to a dystopian TV show.
We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.
Trump has publicly disavowed Project 2025, stating that he disagrees with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.
Accuracy
Project 2025 is an initiative developed by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank
Former President Donald Trump's recent social media post about Project 2025 was met with online skepticism
President Joe Biden's campaign and liberal media pundits are not buying Trump’s claim that he was in no way associated with Project 2025.
The Heritage Foundation has ties to Trump administration alumni, including Paul Dans, Spencer Chretien, and Troup Hemenway.
Trump supporter claim that he endorses Agenda 47 instead of Project 2025.
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The author makes no editorializing or pontification in this article. However, there are instances of selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author only reports details that support the narrative that Trump is trying to distance himself from Project 2025 despite having ties to it in the past. The liberal media pundits and Biden campaign are quoted as accusing Trump of lying about his involvement with Project 2025, but no evidence is provided to support this claim other than quotes from these sources. The author does not disclose any sources for her information beyond the Heritage Foundation and Trump's social media post. This selective reporting creates a biased narrative that manipulates the reader's emotions by presenting only one side of the story.
MSNBC host Chris Hayes wrote on X, ‘The Trump SuperPAC has run ads about Project 2025, and a ton of Trumpworld people are authors of it. They are scared now because they are desperate for no one to know what they’re actually up to.’
Spencer Chretien, an associate director of Project 2025, previously served as Trump’s special assistant and associate director of presidential personnel.
President Joe Biden’s campaign and liberal media pundits were not buying Trump’s claim that he was in no way associated with Project 2025.
Director of Project 2025 Paul Dans served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under the Trump administration.
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The author makes an appeal to authority fallacy by quoting Biden-Harris HQ, Chris Hayes, Ammar Moussa, Max Burns, David Corn and Jennifer Bendery as evidence that Trump is associated with Project 2025. However, these sources are not providing any new information or evidence beyond their own assertions. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by using phrases like 'cheap fakes', 'Trump Derangement Syndrome', and 'gaslighting' to describe the actions of Biden-Harris HQ, Chris Hayes, Ammar Moussa, Max Burns and David Corn. The author also makes a dichotomous depiction by presenting Trump's denial of involvement in Project 2025 as evidence of his involvement.
Biden-Harris HQ, the rapid response X, formerly Twitter, account for Biden’s reelection campaign shared a clip of Trump giving the keynote speech at an annual Heritage Foundation event in October 2017, in which he says, ‘Your organization is named the Heritage Foundation because you understand that our glorious heritage is the foundation of everything we hope to achieve...which is why we need the help of the Heritage Foundation and everyone here tonight to get our tax cuts through the House, through the Senate…’
MSNBC host Chris Hayes wrote on X, ‘The Trump SuperPAC has run ads about Project 2025, and a ton of Trumpworld people are authors of it. They are scared now because they are desperate for no one to know what they’re actually up to.’
Ammar Moussa, director of rapid response for the Biden campaign, posted photos of ads about Project 2025 run by Make America Great Again Inc., a super PAC that supports Trump, according to Google’s Ads Transparency Center.
David Corn, D.C. bureau chief of progressive magazine Mother Jones and MSNBC analyst, accused Trump of ‘gaslighting’ the American public.
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The author does not express any bias directly in the article. However, she does include quotes from liberal media pundits and Biden's campaign that criticize Trump's denial of involvement with Project 2025. The author also includes a quote from Chris Hayes accusing Trumpworld people of being scared about what they are up to in relation to Project 2025. These quotes could be seen as reflecting a liberal bias, but the author does not express any bias herself in the article.
Biden-Harris HQ, the rapid response X, formerly Twitter, account for Biden’s reelection campaign shared a clip of Trump giving the keynote speech at an annual Heritage Foundation event in October 2017, in which he says, ['Your organization is named the Heritage Foundation because you understand that our glorious heritage is the foundation of everything we hope to achieve...which is why we need the help of the Heritage Foundation and everyone here tonight to get our tax cuts through the House, through the Senate...']
]MSNBC host Chris Hayes wrote on X, ['The Trump SuperPAC has run ads about Project 2025, and a ton of Trumpworld people are authors of it. They are scared now because they are desperate for no one to know what they’re actually up to.']
Former President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, a plan by the Heritage Foundation to reshape the federal government if he wins a second term.
Project 2025 is run by several former Trump administration officials, including Paul Dans, who was chief of staff at the Office of Personnel Management during Trump’s presidency.
Trump has expressed disagreement with some of the things Project 2025 is saying and considers some proposals ‘absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.’
The Biden campaign has tied Trump to Project 2025, which frustrates Trump and his top advisers.
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Project 2025 is a playbook that includes policy priorities aligned with Trump’s, such as cracking down on immigration and purging the federal bureaucracy.
Project 2025 proposes various policy recommendations such as reshaping the powers of the executive branch and reimplementing Schedule F.
Former President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, stating he has ‘nothing to do’ with it and disagrees with some aspects.
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The authors Alayna Treene, Steve Contorno, and Kate Sullivan present the former president's statements regarding Project 2025 as fact without providing any evidence to support Trump's claims that he knows nothing about the project or its objectives. This is an example of selective reporting and deception by omission. The authors do not disclose any sources for Trump's statements, nor do they provide context or counterarguments to challenge the validity of his claims.
The post comes days after the president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, drew widespread backlash from Democrats for saying in an interview that ‘the country was in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.’
CNN – Former President Donald Trump on Friday sought to distance himself from a closely aligned conservative group's plans to radically reshape the federal government and American life should he win a second term... Trump claimed, ‘I know nothing about Project 2025,’ the name given to a playbook crafted by the Heritage Foundation... 'I disagree with some of the things they're saying and some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.'
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The authors of the article report on Trump's disavowal of Project 2025 and quote him denying any knowledge or involvement with the group. However, they also mention that many former Trump administration officials are involved with Project 2025 and that Trump has praised Kevin Roberts, the president of Heritage Foundation which runs Project 2025. This creates a potential inconsistency between what Trump is saying and his past actions and relationships. This can be considered an Appeal to Authority fallacy if taken at face value without considering the context of Trump's statement and his history with these individuals.
“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.”
“I know nothing about Project 2025.”
“I have no idea who is behind it.”
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The authors of the article report that Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025 and denies any knowledge or involvement with it. However, they also mention that many former Trump administration officials are involved in the project and that Trump has praised its leader in the past. This creates a clear bias towards portraying Project 2025 as an extreme and controversial initiative, despite not directly quoting or attributing any specific extremist statements to it. The authors also use language such as 'radical reshape' and 'controversial proposals' to depict the project in a negative light.
But it also includes controversial proposals Trump has not discussed, including banning pornography, reversing federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, excluding the morning-after pill and men’s contraceptives from coverage mandated under the Affordable Care Act, and making it harder for transgender adults to transition.
The name given to a playbook crafted by the Heritage Foundation to fill the executive branch with thousands of Trump loyalists and reorient its many agencies’ missions around conservative ideals.
Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 and disagreed with some of its recommendations.
Accuracy
Project 2025 is a coalition of over 110 conservative groups advocating policy and personnel recommendations for the next conservative president.
Project 2025 proposes various policy recommendations such as reshaping the powers of the executive branch and reimplementing Schedule F.
Former President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, stating he has ‘nothing to do’ with it and disagrees with some aspects.
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The author, Kyle Morris, makes editorializing statements about the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 being 'absolutely ridiculous and abysmal' without providing any evidence or context as to why he holds this opinion. This is an example of emotional manipulation and selective reporting.
The author claims that parts of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 are 'absolutely ridiculous and abysmal', but does not provide any evidence or reasoning as to why he holds this opinion.
The author states that Trump 'disagrees with some of the things they're saying and some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.' Again, no evidence or context is provided.
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The author, Kyle Morris, expresses a clear bias towards the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 by repeatedly using negative language to describe it and its recommendations. He states that former President Trump 'disagrees with some of the things they're saying and some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.' This is an example of bias through language, as Morris is not reporting facts but rather expressing his own negative opinion about the project.
former President Trump attempted to distance himself from the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Friday, claiming he had nothing to do with it and that parts of it are ‘absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.’
Trump disavowed the effort in a post on Truth Social, saying he didn’t know who was 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.’
