Project 2025 Is Everywhere. Here's What It Means.

President Biden is telling people to Google it (x.com/JoeBiden/status/1810713...) . Former president Donald J. Trump is distancing himself from it. Even the actress Taraji P. Henson talked about it onstage at the B.E.T. Awards.
Project 2025. It’s a blueprint for an incoming conservative president - presumably Donald Trump - spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org/conservatism...) , a conservative think tank.
And now it is everywhere in this tumultuous moment (www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/us...) of the 2024 presidential race.
But what is it? Is it a guide to a possible second Trump administration? And why are Democrats seizing on it now, as Mr. Biden struggles to quiet doubts about his ability to defeat Mr. Trump? This week, we’re working through those questions.
On today’s episode
Jonathan Swan (www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-swan) , who covers politics and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for The New York Times.
Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California.

[@lamina566]

Focusing on "Project 2025" must be done to understand history. At the beginning of the Reagan Administration in 1981, a number of policy changes were initiated which seemed to come out of thin air. For example - "Trickle Down Economics" was used to change tax polities which resulted in the redistribution of wealth in this country from the middle class and the poor to the wealthy because it would supposedly drive economic growth. The result was the concentration of wealth into the top .1% of people in the US and the creation of the billionaire "Oligarchic Class". Where did "Trickle Down Economics" come from? The "Heritage Foundation" worked its magic in the dark 40 years ago and look at what happened. The Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025" represents what this organization did over 40 years ago and its impact. The Heritage Foundation is the "boogie man" and people here in the US should be aware of what is going on.

[@prof.jezebel]

Thank you so much for contextualizing this kleptocracy!

[@anthill1510]

There is a documentary here on youtube about the life and ideologies of the "one percent" in the US, specifically about "trickle down economics". The documentary is called "The One Percent", it`s made by the heir of the Johnson&Johnson pharmacy fortune, he gives access to the inner circle of the wealthy that I haven`t seen anywhere else.

[@MrCongamike]

If Trump gets in, we loose our rights…bye bye rights.

[@ritapaepen6728]

Trump, Maga, Fox …… = the degree of ethical ROT is unbelievable 😴😴😴

[@Dont_insult_people]

KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT! DONT LET IT GO!! LET EVERYBODY KNOW!!!

[@jenniferhoffman5100]

And according to Kavanaugh- Roe was settled law. Don’t believe that he has nothing to do with it.

[@WhizzingFish12]

So was Plessy-Ferguson.

[@mtn1793]

Trump is a stooge who will do anything they say in order to bask in the glory of a presidential tittle. He couldn’t see and will never admit that he authorized the downfall of America. That he would be the worst president in our history.

[@PandaBurrie]

So was Chevron v. NRDC

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

What's the matter? Did you lose the ability to scramble another human being?

[@hewasfuzzywuzzy3583]

Trump: "I disagree with that thing that I know nothing about but I wish them luck." Riiiiiiiiiiiiight. So he knows nothing about something that has him as the front man of a new conservative-like a blast from the past-"A New World Order." This isn't anything new exactly. But it is something far worse than previous projects/agendas.

[@mikeb5664]

Watching from Canada, and can't help but notice that this is the first time in my 58 years that I've seen an example of why the 2nd amendment may have been written.

[@dp5475]

Hopefully you mean as protection from our radical, dictatorial communist left masquerading as moderate democrats.

[@plumlogan]

That never crossed your mind when your government illegally froze citizens' bank accounts for protesting mandatory vaccinations?

[@samarboria]

Yup. Western Libs are a stereotype; Eastern Coast Leftists love the 2nd amendment.

[@zeusjukem9484]

strangely prophetic

[@mikeb5664]

@@zeusjukem9484 All I did was read the following while keeping Project 2025, Trump and his immunity in mind. Abundant historical evidence indicates that the Second Amendment was meant to leave citizens with the ability to defend themselves against unlawful violence. Such threats might come from usurpers of governmental power, but they might also come from criminals whom the government is unwilling or unable to control.

[@josuenaimzaratecordero4533]

I'm fucking scared. And I'm Mexican. I don't even live in this country!

[@itsallminor6133]

😂😂😂😂

[@miriamschwan7881]

The US is going to drag the rest of us down with them. I‘m German. I‘ve been screaming into the abyss for years now

[@ionutbz1]

Same. And I’m from Europe…

[@robinantonio8870]

And Australia

[@duzzitmatter8679]

Wuss

[@frankkarenjacobs4509]

The Heritage Foundation has written one of these policy documents for every Republican President for decades. In the past, it was about small government and national defense.. During each administration these goals are implemented in part -- sometimes as much as 60%. The document for Project 2025 -- is another matter as it guts the rights and freedoms of all Americans except for the very rich and connected. All Americans must understand what is in it... These policies will hurt all Americans. Vote BLUE up and down the ballot to protect yourself and your families from this horror show. Trump does not care about policy... Parts of Project 2025 will be implemented around Trump. Look for JD Vance to take the lead in this effort.

[@joes1st]

My concern is that since I'm an older female I'll lose EVERYTHING. My dad has passed. My husband has passed. I've never had any brothers and I have no sons. I graduated in the early seventies. About that time women were allowed to have a bank account and credit card in their own name without a dominant male to sign for them. Since, for the most part, women have lost the Right to their own bodies, I worry too about losing my home. If I can't have a bank account how do I pay my utility bills for my paid for house?!! "Take America Back" should take on a whole new meaning for many people.

[@crankydragon]

There is a reason you don't write down your crimes.

[@mikeb5664]

That's why Donald is non-stop complaining about his plumbing. It's not a paper shredder.

[@JanetLClark]

He didn't know who E. Jean Carroll was either :p

[@niaharrison5843]

As much as trump lies people are still believing everything that he says without verification first.

[@markg.7865]

He is still lying about not having sex with Stormy.

[@reubenhandel210]

The liar and extortionist?

[@BonnieFNB]

Everytime things get intense and Trump faces scrutiny. He plays the dumb game of "I never met this man in my life, I hardly know them". Trump is so pathetic.😂😂 He uses the same lying tactics.

[@CurtisJeffries-cd5vu]

u fearmonger 24/7 365

[@crankydragon]

There's no reason to think this man and those around wouldn't take full advantage of this document. Tom Cotton is my senator. I don't feel like finding out.

[@alumpyhorse]

nailed it.

[@MultipleOffenses]

Tom Cotton. Ugh. I'm sorry. Being in Texas, I have largely shitty "representation" as well, so I sympathize. Beto and Jasmine give me hope, but we need more.

[@lindahaltam6535]

They already have placed so many libertarians/Republicans in place like DeSantis, Jim Jordan. Speaker Johnson, Matt Gatez all across the government. They have over taken the GOP leadership into silence and or total complacency! It is sad for the true GOP but even worse for all the people in the U.S.

[@frankkarenjacobs4509]

They will... As the authors of Project 2025 are already going to be part of a Trump Administration. Many of them were key players in the past Administration. Trump will allow it as it will be done around him -- Trump has never cared too much about policy. I would look for JD Vance to take the lead in this... Think about this also in terms of the new powers the Supreme Court just gave to the President.

[@niaharrison5843]

Where is trumps records about his health during the time that he was the president?

[@cecebarnes7715]

His doctors reported his health exams openly unlike Biden.

[@janpierzchala2004]

Good Morning America

[@blackphillip2393]

Fascists always telegraph their moves. Don't fail to take it seriously and stand against it before it's too late.

[@DemonDog444]

Oh, like the Green New Deal? 😂

[@user-kh6xu3bc3b]

​@@DemonDog444can you beat me to it that's a bingo

[@rycor9117]

LMFA O

[@gregprater4295]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Michael252-e6o]

@@blackphillip2393 would that be the Communist government currently in power?

[@natashastarapore4763]

New York Times ...taking a break from Biden bashing.

[@_observer_-xk7hb]

The only reason they're bashing Biden is that they know he'll lose the election. Up until the night before the debate they were hailing Biden as one of the most cognitively astute men on earth.

[@9000ck]

Yes to point out how trump is fascistic and tell lies. He tells about the same 5 lies predictably which are easily rebutted by someone with normal cognitive functions. biden is so hopelessly demented he can't even forcefully or confidently call trump's fascism and lies out and can't complete a spontaneous sentence without getting lost - forgetting what he says at the beginning of his sentences. Who do you think the average undecided voter is going to vote for? The guy who sounds confident and forceful or the mumbling, dementing, guy who shuffles around. REPLACE BIDEN NOW before its too late, trump wins and the country loses its democracy.

[@NotANameist]

Back to the totally original Trump bashing content 😂

[@alumpyhorse]

i’m stunned. it’s about effing time. Wish I believed it would last

[@katekramer7679]

Not even! They started it up again at the end of THIS podcast!

[@cesarjr.alonsomanluco8245]

If even trump is distancing himself from it then it must be something really horrible.

[@reubenhandel210]

2024: Liberals first discovered that the Heritage Foundation opposes abortion

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

no 1980

[@dangavel1283]

Bollocks.

[@BennyRuff]

That's not even the funny part.... #MeToo Pound Me too

[@user-cn8vj5rs5c]

As a person who paid attention to it since early 2023, it was frustrating how only a handful of lefties ever talked about it...

[@kahlilbt]

Literally! I feel like they're having the reaction I had when this dropped

[@stoneneils]

Your country doesn't have true lefties...you literally have no idea what it means.

[@chazcmeekins83]

None of this is surprising if anyone read the Texas Republican Party Platform for the Midterms back in 2022.

[@Michael252-e6o]

Ever wonder why Hollywood pedophiles never seen justice like politicians?

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

pendulum came back swinging just as hard as you pulled it

[@futures2247]

How on earth Trump has tried to deny this is hilarious - pathological lier

[@xoclur2024]

Quiet democrat. Project 2025 literally just roles back what Biden did. Trump is a moderate on abortion, he agreed on 15 weeks. Trump is a moderate on the border, get rid of illegal immigrants. The FBI is like the ATF but more useless. Idk where you got he denied this but either way it’s a good idea

[@User1018BIGLY]

⁠@@xoclur2024🤣your brain is a pretzel cause you only care about your “team” winning

[@xoclur2024]

Strange how my comment got deleted 🤔

[@wk4240]

This is about preventing fascism in the US. VOTE 🔵 ACROSS THE BOARD ALWAYS! 👍 👊 🗽 ⚖️ 🌊 😊

[@ricardodsavant2965]

🤣

[@wk4240]

@@ricardodsavant2965 Yep. That's what you shall be doing when democracy wins.

[@ricardodsavant2965]

@@wk4240 For democracy to win, only democrats should be elected.

[@cecebarnes7715]

Name calling and no basis in reality.

[@davegreene8588]

​@@cecebarnes7715 That depends on what names are given to whom.

[@nathanschmidt7115]

"Even the actress Taraji P. Henson talked about it onstage at the B.E.T. Awards", lol

[@KaiserBlade]

So? What does that mean?

[@le6859]

Thankfully, since our media has failed us miserably.

[@alumpyhorse]

@@le6859exactly

[@Ember-Rayne]

Seeing as the Black vote is a big part of what Democrats need to win... this matters.

[@Trump2024-v1v]

TRUMP 2024!!

[@BlueTuesday-d1g]

We have to keep spreading the word about this!!! We cannot let this happen to our country and our rights!!! Vote Blue 💙💙💙

[@cpcahill1997]

I haven't heard much about it, but I immediately envisioned scenes from the 'Handmaid's Tale'

[@mikeb5664]

That and more.

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

nobody wants you as their handmaid, chill

[@paulkesler1744]

Not that "Project 2025" isn't nasty -- even the commentators acknowledge as much. But the whole podcast smacks of an attempt to downplay the thing, as if most of what we've heard is just hysteria from a lot of screw-loose reactionaries. By contrast, these pundits pose as Adults in the Room, as if the "Project" is nothing but a variant on Trump himself --- with maybe a little more "detail." Meanwhile, the periodic giggling from Astead Herndon whenever he engages his colleagues puts a cherry on top of the gabfest. Don't worry, people --- the punditocracy has spoken and we can all go back to kindergarten.

[@dennisberry9518]

I listened to the entire show and am deeply disappointed in your coverage. When I saw the title, I was hoping that I would be able to pass this on to a couple of maga supporters I know. You have entirely sugar-coated project 2025 and made it appear as if it is an excellent plan and go on to praise these people for having overcome their shortcomings from the first trump transition. You, especially, and Swan were laughing throughout the podcast, in fact it appears that you actually encouraged Swan to laugh. There is nothing to laugh about here. And during the project 2025 segment you talked about the trump platform, which should not have been included in this podcast. And even the trump platform you made it appear as if is it an excellent plan. And then you change subjects and go on to talk about whether Biden should remain in the race or not, again totally off-topic. The only thing this podcast did was to encourage a vote for trump. And to be clear I will not be voting for trump.

[@christo1212]

Shill some more, dan. We know you want more govt

[@aadbrowne]

@@christo1212 so you want a dictator ?

[@christo1212]

@@aadbrowne no i want the oligarcs to continue driving the u.s. into the ground while npcs fight over red team vs blue team

[@ricksflicks-]

I know you are incapable of seeing it, but your comment just shows how delusional you are. They never presented this an an excellent plan. You saying that just proves your view of reality is completely distorted. They presented it for what it is: a right-wing conservative policy proposal written by a right-wing conservative think tank. Some of which will probably be put into action some of which probably won't. Shocking!

[@Tanagra180]

​@christo1212 Well, vote Trump and you'll get a dictator. Then you won't have to worry about red versus blue anymore- the only color that will matter is green and the majority of is will have less and less of it the Uber wealthy devour us.

[@medygantz8855]

Wow no bashing Joe? Looked at Trump for a minute. Critical? Not really. Just a nice conversation about Trumps ideas. Not one strong statement that he is NUTS!

[@9000ck]

but he is forcefully and confidently nuts and biden is too cognitively gone to effectively call him out. the average voter will vote for forcefully and confidently nuts over shuffling and mumbling.

[@alekkoomanoff7281]

​@@9000ckCognition before 8 pm is way better than the incipient dementia and demonstrated sociopathy of Orange Jesus

[@mikeb5664]

@@9000ck If that's true, the country will never be the same again.

[@julieontology7214]

Since the edit button is not working, I will add here that this "coverage" on Project 2025 is grossly inadequate. They don't even mention the flood of language on Christian nationalism which is, in its essence, cruel and suppressive. Women don't have a chance with the Republican stance of today. There are so many other failures to mention key points that all I can say to anybody reading my comments is you had better find the document online and read it yourself.

[@le6859]

Ffs, stop guessing at what Trump will or will not do (e.g., womens reproductive health). He says whatever to get what he wants.

[@alumpyhorse]

exactly- boggles the mind that there are people that still actually think that that troglodyte has a point of view about anything besides glorifying himself

[@user-kq4hf8se5b]

If the president has power over abortion or whatever, why doesn't Joe Biden make them legal today?

[@FreedomBuilding-fl7cb]

It's the American arm of the new world order for the devil 😈 literally???? Going world wide for evil,????: Allah or God???

[@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_]

Say no to Donalf Trumpler's American Turd Reich

[@davidclark573]

People need to learn where the project 2025 is coming from. It is the return of the Koch John Birch society under a new name. It is pushed by the Koch John birch Heritage Foundation. Charles Koch is the leader behind project 2025. The John birch society called anyone not agreeing with them communists today the John birchers call anyone not agreeing with them socialists.

[@lindahaltam6535]

All for a corporation take over with total controls for the people not just in the U.S. and the world.

[@prof.jezebel]

What about a big Concert for Democracy live on Netflix with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, etc. with comedians like Jon Stewart, Chelsea Handler, speakers like Matthew McConaughy and Taraji Henson on Project 2025, SCOTUS, abortion bans, voter rights, etc.?

[@brianhill5009]

Trump has eclipsed every other liar in world history both in volume and audacity.

[@foodmomcoe6477]

Terrified!!! Trump’s plan or the umbrella of ideals is HORRIFIC!!!!

[@Trump2024-v1v]

TRUMP 2024!!

[@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_]

The more you read Project 2025, the more it really looks more like Project 1825

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

@@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_ 1825 sounds like an upgrade for your cesspit of a country.

[@jonnash5196]

Do you folks understand that there are a lot of Democrats who think that the whole DEI thing has gone a bit nuts it needs to be scaled back ? This is true for the whole gender identity ideology thing as well . These are not left right issues .

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

Project 2025 will ban your cornography and force men to be fathers w no contraception. moreover it wants to force you to go to church. it will end worker's rights and safety so it is coming for you too

[@itsallminor6133]

​@@ListenUpDemocracyconspiracy theory much?

[@serazvi5387]

Do you understand that there's more at stake here than just Gender Bad, DEI Bad?

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

@@serazvi5387 You realize he was already president and you still have a democracy, right?

[@ashtangaxashtangapranayama8526]

They just made P2025 sound better than the Republicans do 😐 Glazing hard

[@EnglishAbundance]

Terrifying.

[@futures2247]

handmaids tale on its way.

[@stella-gx8ne]

Thoughts and Prayers to all if TFG is re-elected

[@honorawolfe726]

Please don't say "in the second term"....it implies that there WILL BE a second one! Don't say "in his next term he will..." PLEASE say "In A second term, he WOULD..." Stop using WILL, use the verb WOULD!!!!!!!!!!

[@klonoa450]

I mean do you really see the vegetable biden wining.

[@bagginbrooks6573]

I would get used to that idea of him being president again if I were you. Hopefully, he can reverse all the economic destruction Biden graced us with.

[@Royalblue909]

Serious question… Will project 2025 be pushed based on the president chosen? I think a lot of people are looking at it based on who becomes president. So if trump wins =project 2025 and if Biden/Kamala wins No project 2025. Is this how it works?

[@MomsBedtimeStory]

Yes .. Exactly right Trump = a Dictatorship Democrats winning means we need to keep voting BLUE to make sure we preserve our rights and our children's right to choose their president in the future ... Republicans, Trump, Heritage Foundation, Koch Bros, and other billionaires are hoping to make the president a King and a puppet whom they will control ... This means we live by THEIR RULES FOREVER

[@ElReyDeNoche]

Within the document they specifically say they want this plan for the next conservative president. So it's specifically their agenda. I have been reading it recently.

[@Royalblue909]

Thank you for clarifying 😊

[@GABABQ2756]

“I don’t know about, I don’t know who’s behind it but I disagree with some of the things they say”. Isn’t that a contradiction?😂.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This is what the Daily Wire and Pragur U has been priming their followers for.

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

So what has the New York Times been priming YOU for?

[@SkullsMom]

Another hit job on Biden and yet*more* normalization of Trump. I'm so glad I finally agreed with my spouse. He came home on June 28th and immediately said: "Aren't you glad I sh*tcanned the NYT?" Yes.

[@TheWorldBelow360]

If this many US citizens are so beguiled by our circumstance and can’t think of any other way than politics, then we’re to be damned by perpetual incompetence

[@peterfriedman7193]

Why discuss the platform? Did any platform ever influence what any party or candidate post-convention?

[@KtotheC6342]

So there you have it, it's been over a year since project 2025 has been out but the Times is just now talking about it 🤔. Tell Ezra because apparently there is nothing more important to say here except Biden's age. Even though the title of this episode is about project 2025 the Times just can't help but talk more about Biden's age. I like how they get these Aussie's to evaluate the severity of project 2025 and down play it, as not that serious, but admit many overlaps of project 47 with project 2025. I suspect this Australian is affiliated with Murdock and the FOX brand. Again 1 year and as the Aussie said "naw, it's not secret at all" but yet it's new to the Times hmmm..... makes ya wonder doesn't it?

[@mtn1793]

Rats scrambling for a place in the colony. Denial is so prevalent now that all they hear is “lower taxes” and imagine their own yachts.

[@raquelhasty7104]

Biden is the right man for this time, considering what is happening around the world. His age is an asset and his experience is irreplaceable! He has my support! His proven record speaks volumes for his abilities! We need Biden more than ever right NOW!!! And the next four years!!

[@robertadaversa2503]

Good to know you find this situation amusing.

[@williamkinkade2538]

Project 2025 In a nutshell: Help the rich , screw everyone else!

[@matthewjabeznazario8769]

Vote blue! Show this to the world.

[@kevinwoolley7960]

What does elimination of DEI have to do with helping the rich? This is more a social policy document than anything.

[@andrewmiller159]

​@kevinwoolley7960 Well when you eliminate giving people opportunities, then only left with merit which requires money to develop!

[@matthewjabeznazario8769]

@@andrewmiller159 Oh, what does it mean?

[@andrewmiller159]

@@matthewjabeznazario8769 My point was about eliminating DEI. The main argument against DEI is merit. My point is in many cases, developing merit costs money so it's easier for the well to do to develop merit, thus they get the jobs!

[@johnwhitney1439]

😮 project 2025 would have to be a plan that at least 150 million Americans would wholeheartedly agree with for it to bring America together if not there will be millions of people in the streets😢 29:25

[@namevents]

Thank you for sharing this

[@megancunningham9471]

NYT, your coverage of this sucks. You are so biased and you are downplaying this and making fun of it. How far you have fallen in your journalistic integrity and intellectual curiosity. Gross.

[@mtn1793]

Its owners will make out fine with much lower taxes. Course they’ll have to pay out substantially more in their private security expenditures but they’ll still make out. The rest of US will be thrown into a third world state. Yes even more than what we’ve seen with the homeless situation. That’s the harbinger. People will be forced into conservative right wing club membership simply to survive. As the world marches to war.

[@starholedesigns]

Give an example of the bias beyond your rhetoric

[@CurtisJeffries-cd5vu]

​@starholedesigns bruh, it's liberal media. that's enough right there.

[@VuongNguyen-cg6yo]

​@starholedesigns - Still dreaming about Russia Collusion hoax?

[@matt.m4310]

​@CurtisJeffries-cd5vu Dude, we can shatter your entire political stance right now. 1. Listen to the video 2. Read the Official Project 2025 completely (Do not listen to memes or jokes, or the daily wire, they are bought, they aren't genuine people) If you can read Project 2025 completely and tell me the authors aren't christofascists I'll assume you are a christofascist

[@adrianf7732]

The last two weeks just showed me how the Democrat Party can totally meltdown when the mainstream media actually focus on their mistakes and not provide cover for them.

[@mikeb5664]

Like focusing on Trumps 100,000 lies has made a difference?

[@adrianf7732]

@@mikeb5664 The media has brought out every dirty skeleton from Trump's closet for over the last 8 years and talked about J6 nonstop, yet Biden is still struggling in the polls.

[@Joe-g1m]

Project 2025 is modern day Mein Kampf

[@joythought]

I think you are looking for "Kampf". It was an Austrian painter's journey to blaming everything on minorities, specifically one minority. So I think you are right. Be aware that a lot of the animus for those political ideas came from the US from forerunners of founders of the Heritage Foundation: miserly miserable folk like Henry Ford who hated minorities and diversity. So yes I think you are right to see parallels.

[@oldskool7796]

You obviously never read Mein Kampf which expressed an expansion of the government to oversee the private sector. Project 2025 wants to restrain the government from overseeing the private sector. They’re opposite ideas. Do some homework and read the book before you comment on it. .

[@rbu2136]

🤡🤡😂😂

[@mr.kilroy6818]

Yeah' its Goona be GREAT .........................................FJB..(Non-edited)

[@ChrisC-yv8bz]

What? You people are hysterical

[@redfestivabo259]

I look forward to project 2025.

[@itsallminor6133]

It's basically a 10 year rewind. Most will never get implemented even by trump

[@KushiteComplex]

"The New Dominionism Tries to Rule." ~SPLC, Jun. 4, 2024.

[@monicam5388]

Why are we still referring to them as conservatives

[@philippelarabie9871]

Conservatism is being overtaken by Fascist.

[@beezyb42011]

No solid info on this video . Opinionated journalism .

[@railrodemike]

In reality been around since 1980. The 1980 Koch Libertarian Presidential Platform the guide used to write Project 2025.

[@MultipleOffenses]

11:26 Trump doesn't have deeply held views about abortion? He did say during his first run that there should be some form of punishment for women who have an abortion. Is that just throwing red meat to a specific audience? Maybe. But he'd have people installed that certainly do have those deep beliefs and would actively work to make punishment a reality.

[@cactustree505]

yes! I remember when he ran on that anti-abortion/pro-life platform throughout 2015-16!

[@chazcmeekins83]

What this means is we know that on a personal level for himself he doesn’t really care about the Morality of abortion. The real story there is that from his first campaign all the way to now we see that he'll continuously say Anti-abortion talking points to cater to his Right-wing White Evangelical section of the Republican base.

[@Tanagra180]

and he wouldn't have to worry about a second term here. He has absolutely no reason to hold back on anything.

[@sheralddaniels06]

Project 2025 PLUS a "Royal" supreme court (no caps intended)😢

[@mikeb5664]

Its been teed up, with immunity.

[@diahanngill8033]

highlight the negative impacts of Project 2025 on American communities.

[@sirgreedy88]

There aren't any

[@itsallminor6133]

It make most of them better. It's seemingly centered on family and community .

[@nelson5953]

Weinmar America.

[@markg.7865]

Gilead

[@JobberSteve]

Isaiah 5:20. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

[@joshhoward1289]

So much TDS, so much crying 😂

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

TDS isn't a real thing. It's a term that conservatives use to deflect any legitimate criticism of their cult leader.

[@brianbevard7815]

You need to report more on this. This is pure gold to increase turnout on the right and center.

[@joancooney7724]

TROLL

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

Do you want to be forced into fatherhood when project 2025 removes all access to contraception? Do you want to be forced to go to church and have businesses close on Sunday? Do you want to be paid less as unions are banned and workers rights and safeties are eliminated?

[@John-fi2yu]

Trump has the attention span of an Irish Setter puppy.😂

[@OneAndOnlySurge]

Trump said there's some abysmal things in Project 2025, so why is he wishing luck to abysmal things? Also, what are the some things he does agree with? And for someone who doesn't know anything about it, he sure has some strong opinions about it... 🤔

[@KaiserBlade]

Some good , some bad ,is strong opinions in your world? Wow. You think Biden is smart don't you? Ha

[@JayNo420]

Hes wishing the heritage foundation luck- unlike democrats we don't tear down people and demand them to be in financial destitute for coming up with ideas that we disagree with. So if they're voting for Trump, Trump doesn't like their ideas, he can't wish them luck without it reversing the disavowed statement? Give me a break.

[@JeffMelland]

​@@JayNo420 exactly

[@KaiserBlade]

@@JayNo420 You're talking to children,Jay.

[@carolmckee8456]

@@JayNo420 So- are you saying 45 is FOS?

[@samueldavid7811]

The Talliban would be proud of PROJECT 2025

[@KushiteComplex]

"Christian Nationalists Are Excited About What Comes Next." ~Jul. 5, 2022.

[@gashousegorillas1]

Vote TRUMP save America

[@rayvandiest3988]

Vote for the Honest Guy! Vote...

[@_Bwcs_YT]

Guys it was one bad performance… stop spreading panic and start uniting everyone so we can beat the real problem!

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

You cannot rely on the NYT anymore. The podcaster thinks it's funny when his rights are on the line. They have turned rightward under Mara Gay, and I canceled my subscription. And this young journalist is rooting for a second term. This lazy reporter just helped Trump.

[@Holder4567]

Blue Maga

[@hannah4peace]

Isn't always an honest narrator. He always lies

[@apollosays7225]

Do we understand how powerful and guiding is the idea of the 2nd coming of Jesus being a primary principle of 'reality' for the authors of Project 2025? I don't know the actual answer to this question. If the authors are indeed being guided in a personal way by this idea of a 2nd coming, our idea of rationalism does not matter to them. There is no need of debate.

[@timjohnson5528]

Im at 2:03 and he has already misquoted Trump after playing the audio. I didn't forget what he said 3 seconds ago.

[@bradgates9780]

Police state. Policing for profit.

[@dominique217]

You really think he means he won't sign an abortion ban? What is wrong with the reporting and analysis? He'll say whatever the hell gets him elected then he'll sign whatever the handlers around him put in front of him! Come on, people! Seriously?

[@margiehankins-jerde6094]

Wrong. Trump does not want to ban abortions. He wants the states and the people decide for themselves by votes. Trump wants to downsize the government and get rid of the waste. And yes we need to doing a sweep to send back illegal immigrants that came here illegally and come in by our laws. We also need to get the criminals and terrorists out of our country.

[@TheVykingJoe]

Handlers? You think Republicans have an agenda? They wouldn't need an agenda they're all they're doing is keeping America the way it's been and the way it should be. The only ones with an agenda are the ones that are changing things into a madhouse circus like the democrats.😂

[@wolveslair766]

It’s left up to the States says the Supreme Court 🤦‍♀️

[@dominique217]

@@wolveslair766 Fcck that compromised court. 🖕🏽

[@LaSmoocherina]

Treat it as their plans.

[@marannalatimer2864]

Because it is there plan...

[@LaSmoocherina]

@@marannalatimer2864 yes.

[@papawheelie5576]

Whose?

[@LaSmoocherina]

@@papawheelie5576 project 2025 as Trump’s plan. It is.

[@wolveslair766]

@@papawheelie5576Biden who else would go along with this crap 😂

[@ChristopherDennis-no9bm]

I freaking love project 2025 ❤

[@kimjohnson8471]

God, Tarji's voice grates on me like a Brillo pad on my spine!😂

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

Lack of rights as a woman will grate you more. Project 2025 will end abortion in all 50 states. It will ban all access to contraception forcing the rhythm method which never works. It will close all stores on Sunday, it will force people to attend church, it will end the EPA and force you and everyone to drink Flint water and breathe polluted air.

[@TonyHoward-zc2nv]

Hell yeah bring it home trump!

[@MarJo333]

Thats a lie,. dictator . Day ONE !! He knows EXACTLY WHAT IT IS !! 💯

[@Horatio.Mantooth]

A gay black narrator with an aussie investigative reporter....color me shocked.

[@markg.7865]

So what.

[@shakazulu3594]

Trump 2024!! Praise it all!!😃🇺🇸

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

CIA op Malcolm Nance called it a not-see playbook. take it seriously

[@cindywatson5244]

Read his Time Magazine article

[@SkyeWalker2018]

This is not right he shouldn’t be allowed to do this as a gay man I hate this rule

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

your opinion doesn't matter,

[@lucia165]

​@@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx well nobody asked for yours you white, racist and conservative Macho Man❤

[@davidmartin701]

​@@KristijanRisteski-zp7bxbut then again, neither does yours, so I guess theirs does......

[@_Th3_Th3rianPack-tj7dx]

Same I think it’s ridiculous

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

@@davidmartin701 i aint even American. Of course my opinion of Trump doesn't matter. That's why i didn't state it. i'm juuuuust saying, you Americans listened to lady-boys too much and now look where you at. Bent over a table taking it hard from Xi Jing Ping. Sissies

[@courtneypattison4269]

I lost all respect for Biden, for disowning his own granddaughter. Not letting her have the right to her own last name. Little girl has done nothing at all, to be treated like a outkast by her family, the Biden 's. Just heartbreaking for that little girl. She is better off not knowing them. God bless her and her mother 🙏❤️

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

but you are okay w Trump who forced himself on a child on Epstein Island? trump's Project 2025 will end reproductive rights, ban contraception, end no-fault divorce in favor of fathers getting custody, and considers ending women's right to vote. look Joe Biden isn't perfect and we know Trump isn't either, but this election is about protecting Democracy and freedom or giving in to not-seeism.

[@BockwinkleB]

Master class in TDS right here.

[@southrocket]

Don't rely on what someone else sez - read it yourself. If you do and THINK - you may find most of it makes sense.

[@user-lf8he5vi3e]

"in many cases going further, like, like, i dont know watch one of his rallies" if you cant come up with an example then you're just a bad liar. It's such a cop out cuz he knows no one will actually watch one for fear of hearing something they agree with.

[@guskim434]

Takes 5 minutes to actually tell us what the title promises. Get rid of the fluff ffs

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

There is a point in this podcast where he outright says: "This has nothing to do with Donald Trump, he has disavowed it, has campaigned on something else, and has his own official platform published." And then they spend another half an hour talking about Project 2025 like it's his thing.

[@crankydragon]

Black lawyers are devoting at lot time discussing this very subject. I think defer to them instead.

[@TysonQuick]

Finally covering the real threats

[@mauriziogiordanengo5209]

Trump 2024 !!!!

[@timothyfreeseha4056]

But niether Biden or Trump have any agency other than pause, at least not without the assistance of the people and the peoples congress. It always suprises me that people put so much emphasis on the President. At the very least, niether Biden Or Teump look the part. If it is true that this country has a conversative majority, then the people should respect that and the laws that attend those ideas...until opposition gains a majority

[@WhizzingFish12]

Hey NYT, you keep forgetting to put the word "illegal" in front of "immigration." Kinda weird.

[@deepashtray5605]

Project 2025 targets all immigrants, illegal or otherwise including naturalized citizens who have been established in the U.S. for decades and birthright citizenship.

[@mikeb5664]

Or "undocumented". I'm sure there might be other words for the missing paperwork.

[@WhizzingFish12]

@@mikeb5664 If they entered the nation illegally, they're illegal immigrants. They didn't lose some paperwork.

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

ALIEN sounds cooler, like there's gonaa be Sigourney Weaver and a hunt or some sh

[@WhizzingFish12]

@@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx LOL alien (noun) · aliens (plural noun) a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living: "an illegal alien"