The former president effectively ā€œbirthedā€ the project. Now that itā€™s a political liability, one of Trumpā€™s foot soldiers is out of a job

As he enteredĀ the final stretch of theĀ 2024 presidential race,Ā Donald Trump spent much of this month trying to disown the highly Trumpy,Ā Heritage Foundation-ledĀ Project 2025Ā ā€” to the point that he even got his fansĀ to booĀ the initiative during a recent campaign rally. His protracted freakout over the conservative project ā€” to which he has multiple direct ties, and which is only as extreme as it is largelyĀ becauseĀ of his influence ā€” is driven almost entirely by Trumpā€™s fear over one thing.

When the twice-impeached ex-president and convicted felon took to social media in early July to make the (patently absurd) claim that ā€œI know nothing aboutĀ Project 2025, [and] I have no idea who is behind it,ā€ he added, ā€œI disagree with some of the things theyā€™re saying, and some of the things theyā€™re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.ā€ He did not specify what ā€œthingsā€ he meant.

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      5 months ago

      Thatā€™s not self-awareness, itā€™s just throwing his people under the bus if it becomes politically expedient to do so

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      Itā€™s amazing he doesnā€™t have that self awareness with ethnicities, sexuality, sexes, economics, food, and basically any other interactions beyond anything superficial.

      In fact if they could test self awareness in any sort of matrices, in between a mannequin and Trump, I would bet on the mannequin.