Project 2025: A Warning

Introduction

• Speaker: Molly Jungfast (Writer, Podcaster, Cable News Contributor)
• Guest: Thomas Zimmer (Historian, Georgetown University, Author of Democracy Americana)

Overview of Project 2025

• Initiated by: Heritage Foundation
• Purpose: Roadmap for a potential Trump administration
• Key Actions: Placing independent agencies under direct presidential control

Implications of Project 2025

• Increased Presidential Power: Direct control over agencies like DOJ
• Publicized Goals:
  • Reshape American governance and society
  • Policies aimed at ultra-conservative vision
  • Publicly discussed and promoted by Heritage Foundation

Policy Proposals under Project 2025

• Domestic Policies:
  • End no-fault divorce, Affordable Care Act, and Social Security
  • Ban on abortions, contraceptives, and in vitro fertilization
  • Cuts to Medicare, end of climate protections
• Social Policies:
  • Ban sexual orientation and gender identity education
  • Prohibit African American and gender studies
  • Regulate IVF, ban pornography, and punish disobedience
  • Limitations on immigration, including banning Muslims
• Use of Force:
  • Military deployed to break up protests
  • Invoke Insurrection Act to suppress domestic unrest

Project 2025 Organizational Structure

• Spearheaded by: Heritage Foundation
• Personnel involved: Christian nationalist Russ Vought, John McEntee
  • Russ Vought: Policy Director, RNC Platform Writing Committee
  • John McEntee: Database for Trump administration hires

Goals and Execution Plans

• Four Main Pillars:
  1. Policy Agenda: 900-page report titled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise”
  2. Personnel Database: Army of loyalists for government roles
  3. Training Programs: Presidential Administration Academy for appointees
  4. 180-Day Playbook: Quick actions to counteract leftist policies

Vision and Philosophy

• Purpose:
  • Authoritarian control of government
  • Revenge against