Kamala Harris, the US vice-president, has described the ultra-conservative instruction manual known as Project 2025 as an “assault on democracy”.
Trump has eschewed the 922-page document, which called for the appointment of vetted Trump loyalists as civil servants, enabling them to enact sweeping tax cuts and other proposals.
- What is Project 2025?
- What is included in Project 2025?
- Does Trump support Project 2025?
- Who is behind Project 2025?
What is Project 2025?
Produced by a conservative think tank, the document sets out a potential blueprint for a Trump administration, should he win the election in November.
Democrats are hoping that it contains enough ammunition to take down Trump.
What is included in the document?
The Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind the project, says that it paves the way for an “effective conservative administration” and can be used to prize the country from the hands of the “radical Left”.
In several key areas, the document echoes positions that Trump has set out in the past and outlines how he could implement them as president.
It proposes mass deportations of more than 11 million illegal immigrants; Trump has pledged to carry out “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history”.
It proposes giving the executive power to sack thousands of civil servants in favour of political appointees – a move Trump ordered but did not have time to usher in before leaving office.