Project 2025 Co-Author Lays Out 'Radical Agenda' for Next Trump Term in Undercover Video

As Donald Trump tries to distance his campaign from Project 2025, those behind the right-wing policy blueprint to remake the U.S. government continue to brag in private about their close ties to the Republican presidential nominee and how they intend to push a radical right-wing agenda in a second Trump administration. In July, Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought met with two people he believed to be relatives of a wealthy conservative donor interested in funding the effort. In fact, he was meeting with two reporters with the U.K.-based Centre for Climate Reporting as part of an undercover sting captured on video. Over the course of two hours, Vought described Trump's disavowal of Project 2025 as mere theater and laid out plans for mass deportations, restricting abortion, gutting independent government bureaucracies, using the military against racial justice protesters and more. The secret plans are "designed to ensure that this kind of radical agenda that the conservative movement has in the U.S. can be implemented from day one," says Lawrence Carter, founder and director of the Centre for Climate Reporting and one of the reporters who spoke with Vought. "They want to make sure that the mistakes from the first Trump administration, as they see them, where not much got done, are avoided this time around."

[JohnM]

Amazing interview and investigative journalism

[LisaGreene-ox]

Remember, boys and girls, that "Freedom of Religion" also means freedom FROM religion

[rossalynmoore]

These people are not going away. If they aren't successful this time, they will wait for their next opportunity. We must remain vigilant.

[kayleeyates]

This is genuine journalism. You are doing it. Thank you ❤

[HoneyBadger]

If your policies must be kept Secret Then they're Not the Citizens policies.

[russcontact]

If your plans to dramatically change the government need to be kept a secret, you’re not promoting something the public wants. These people are evil.

[bridgetward]

So this is what they mean when they say "Make America Great Again"

[gabri]

A really big thank you to the entire staff of Democracy Now!

[KamalaWorth-xmwh]

Just call it what it is N😮azi project 2025

[LizNeptune]

yall killed it with this!! 😂😂 this is some REAL journalism right here!!!

[cherylpitts]

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THESE UNDERCOVER REPORTERS FOR BRINGING PROJECT 2025 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SO WE KNOW WHAT AND WHO WE ARE VOTING FOR☮️😎

[angelabluebird]

Vought and his gang can buy themselves an island and go live that way, if they choose. It is not up to him to force his reprehensible notions upon our People, government and governance, not in America, not American.

[biprvvu]

IS ALL OF THIS NOT TREASON? SINCE WHEN IS IT OK TO OVER TURN THE GOVERNMENT AND CALL FOR MARTIAL LAW?!

[Rick-ogoy]

Where is the DOJ, FBI, CIA. These people had no problem back in the 60's and 70's when they went after the Black Panthers when I was growing up. When its a group of THESE people they are left alone to do their evil nonstop.

[QUEENSBRIDGE_TH_ST]

It’s disturbing how wicked these people are.

[rachaelb]

This is why reporters are sooo important to keep democracy alive. Holy crap they don’t even hide their plans to dismantle this country. Even if I was a republican today I couldn’t vote for this.

[mrardinc]

If this is to be so good for the U.S., why are they going to great lengths to hide it? This is for the filthy rich period. We really need more reporting like this.

[nigelwallace]

The strange thing is that they talk about how bad the 'leftist policies' are but the reality is that most liberal policies benifit the public.

[longshank]

I've read about half the Book. I thought it was very radical even for Christian Nationalists. So glad they did this VOD.

[evaler]

And people thought i was nuts when i talked about this back in 2021