Project 2025: A hard-right policy blueprint for Trump's return to power? | DW News

Former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump has been trying to distance himself from Project 2025, a set of policy plans that Democrats say could serve as a blueprint for a second Trump term.

The ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation think-tank drafted the detailed set of policies in the hopes that he would adopt them.

The plans have become a subject of intense discussion ahead of Tuesday's presidential election.

Trump has tried to distance himself from the project, but his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris has been determined to tie him to its more unpopular provisons.

The nearly 1,000-page document includes plans for mass deportations as well as gutting multiple government departments, and drastically expanding presidential power.

The project was largely drafted by past aides of Trump, and he has repeatedly sought to deny being connected with it. At the same time he has commented that it contains both good and bad ideas.

00:00 Project 2025 lays out conservative vision for US
03:00 Political analyzt Andrew Rudalevige explains significance of proposals

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[RandomLime]

Great job America. You voted for this to happen.

[kenlen]

I don't know what people see in Trump. He does NOT seem like a good person.

[Fluf-Thatguy]

Good job America, you just played yourself

[mega_ferret]

Good job, America. You voted in the first felon with a fascist playbook. Good thing i never had children.

[LoganDowell-ys]

Please don’t group all Americans together, some of us are sane. I feel for my fellow Americans

[cIoudbank]

i gotta get tf out of america this place is so cooked

[KawaiiSkulli]

I hate living here, but I’m too broke to even leave…. I’m literally trapped here while everything falls apart.

[dilara]

I plan to retire at 62 in another country outside the US that is free, safe and very cheap with a high quality of life. I could fully just rely on only my SS if I wanted to when that times arrives but l'll also have at least one pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with my Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Retiring comfortably in the US these days is almost impossible.

[treseancann]

I don't care who wins, I'm not supporting Project 2025.

[Gen_-]

Guys let’s look on the bright side. Now that trump is president, he can’t run a third time. After this, we won’t have to worry about him anymore.

Edit: ppl in my replies keep saying “he can run a third time, he just can’t be elected a third time” guys, u knew what I ment 😭

[jthompson]

I guess America wanted the pumpkin king. Oh boy, this is gonna get messy

[nivegogo]

As an American I can say that were truly screwed 😢

I’m honestly scared to live here as a Native American or Indigenous American

[sixarmedpsycho_]

Remember when this *was* a free country?

[DeusShaggy]

The Heritage Foundation began to issue these Mandates when Reagan was first elected. Check what he said about these Mandates. Check what percentages of these Mandates get enacted. 75% plus by EVERY Republican Administration.

[bluetickbeagles]

How many men are gonna be pissed off whenever their wives and girlfriends say no to sexz because they don’t want a risky pregnancy that might unalive them?
DV rates are going to skyrocket due to husbands being denied their “needs”.

[septariannodule]

Dang. I’m 8 minutes in and can’t tell what project 2025 says

[noxenator]

(Not so) Fun Fact: Statistic shows that most, if not all states that leans to Trump's favor are pretty low when it comes to education.

[BlazerodOfficial]

Some of project 2025 is smart. But extremely little of it. I do think parents should have control of what they’re Kid learns, wether than random adults who no kid or parents met or trust.

[RayDarkShadows]

I'm not even American yet I'm stressed as ****

[Gen_-]

I’ve seen a lot of ppl say stuff like “I’m leaving the country if trump wins!” And i don’t think that’s the attitude we should have. We will get through this as a country. We are stronger than one bad president. These next 4 years will suck, but we’re in this together. I hate trump. I am a proud American. I love my country, and I believe we can get through this.