University of Kwazulu-Natal

How Trump S Executive Orders Mirror Project 2025 Proposals

Bonisiwe Shabane
-
how trump s executive orders mirror project 2025 proposals

President Donald Trump on the campaign trail last summer disavowed Project 2025, saying he knew nothing about the effort. But many of the conservative blueprint’s ideas have made their way into his early executive orders, signaling the sweeping impact the Heritage Foundation document has already had on the Trump administration’s policy making. A side-by-side review by POLITICO found dozens of cases where the president’s early executive actions have aligned with portions of the 922-page policy document, including some instances with nearly verbatim language lifted from the... Several of the ideas, such as energy policies expanding U.S. oil and critical minerals production, are longtime conservative policy priorities that did not originate with Project 2025. But some of the more unconventional strategies outlined in the document, such as reclassifying federal employees to make them easier to fire and installing loyalists in senior government positions, have also shown up in...

There have also been other Trump administration moves outside of his executive orders that appear to come directly from Project 2025, such as directing the Federal Communications Commission to investigate NPR and PBS for... We’ve broken down the executive order similarities in social issues, immigration, government staffing and other categories below. President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders have drawn comparisons to Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government under a Republican administration. Newsweek examines the similarities. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. Project 2025, a 900-page document spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, set out plans to expand executive authority, replace civil servants with ideologically aligned appointees, limit abortion rights and impose much tougher restrictions on immigration.

Democrats have painted the initiative as a road map for Trump's second term in an attempt to portray him as ideologically extreme. Trump has distanced himself from it, describing parts of it as "ridiculous and abysmal," but later appeared to change his tune, telling Time magazine in December: "I don't disagree with everything in Project 2025,... Trump has put forward a number of policy proposals that resemble those outlined in Project 2025. He has also invited some of Project 2025's key architects to serve in his second administration. On Monday, his first day in office, he signed a flurry of executive orders and other presidential actions. Some roll back previous executive orders issued by Biden.

Others reinstate executive orders from Trump’s first term. Independent journalism at Truthout faces unprecedented authoritarian censorship. If you value progressive media, please make a year-end donation today. This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed a blizzard of executive orders on everything from the environment to immigration — and nearly two thirds of them came straight from Project...

Of the 26 formal executive orders Trump signed on Monday, 16 mirrored at least in part proposals from the Heritage Foundation’s 900-page Project 2025 to reshape the federal government, according to an analysis by... As a U.S. presidential candidate in 2024, Donald Trump attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, a wide-ranging initiative by the conservative nonprofit The Heritage Foundation to overhaul the federal government. But, since taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025, a number of his administration's actions have mirrored the effort. Below, we highlight several proposals in a roughly 1,000-page document at the center of Project 2025 and actions by the Trump administration that align with them, as of December 2025.

They cover the following policy areas: In 2022, the Heritage Foundation formally revealed Project 2025, partnering dozens of conservative advocacy groups and former government officials to develop goals for a future presidential administration. The effort centered on a document of proposals, published in 2023, including recommendations to reclassify federal jobs to give more power to the executive branch and reverse policies issued by former President Joe Biden... President Donald Trump made clear during his campaign that he wanted little to do with Project 2025, the sweeping and controversial conservative policy blueprint created by the Heritage Foundation. But just days into his second term, many of Trump’s early actions align with the Project 2025 agenda. An analysis by TIME found that nearly two-thirds of the executive actions Trump has issued so far mirror or partially mirror proposals from the 900-page document, ranging from sweeping deregulation measures to aggressive immigration...

Democrats had seized on Trump’s connection to Project 2025 during the campaign, pointing out that many of the playbook’s contributors previously worked for Trump or had connections to his orbit. Trump repeatedly said he had “no idea who is behind” the conservative blueprint and that some of its ideas were “absolutely ridiculous and abysmal.” He appeared to soften his stance after winning the election,... Despite Trump’s past disavowals, many of the individuals involved in drafting Project 2025, such as Russell Vought and Brendan Carr, have been tapped to serve in prominent positions in his Administration. Vought was nominated to run the Office of Management and Budget, while Carr was tapped to lead the Federal Communications Commission. The Heritage Foundation declined to comment for this story. A White House spokesperson tells TIME that Trump “had nothing to do with Project 2025” and that his first raft of executive orders “delivered on the promises that earned him a resounding mandate from...

During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 – a policy manual for “the next conservative President” that was produced by the Heritage Foundation and written by veterans of the... Trump claimed he knew “nothing about Project 2025” and had “no idea who is behind it,” despite evidence to the contrary, while Democrats portrayed the document as “Trump’s Project 2025.” Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris ran an ad campaign tying Trump to Project 2025 and created the website TrumpsProject2025.com. At the Democratic National Convention, multiple speakers warned about the project’s proposals (not always accurately), including speakers who used an oversize copy of the book as a stage prop. Democrats focused on specific Project 2025 proposals – including some, such as closing the Department of Education, that Trump did support and has acted on since returning to office, and others, that he didn’t... Since taking office, Trump has been actively implementing or trying to implement many of Project 2025’s recommendations through directives, executive orders, his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and major pieces of legislation, notably the...

People Also Search

President Donald Trump On The Campaign Trail Last Summer Disavowed

President Donald Trump on the campaign trail last summer disavowed Project 2025, saying he knew nothing about the effort. But many of the conservative blueprint’s ideas have made their way into his early executive orders, signaling the sweeping impact the Heritage Foundation document has already had on the Trump administration’s policy making. A side-by-side review by POLITICO found dozens of case...

There Have Also Been Other Trump Administration Moves Outside Of

There have also been other Trump administration moves outside of his executive orders that appear to come directly from Project 2025, such as directing the Federal Communications Commission to investigate NPR and PBS for... We’ve broken down the executive order similarities in social issues, immigration, government staffing and other categories below. President Donald Trump's sweeping executive or...

Democrats Have Painted The Initiative As A Road Map For

Democrats have painted the initiative as a road map for Trump's second term in an attempt to portray him as ideologically extreme. Trump has distanced himself from it, describing parts of it as "ridiculous and abysmal," but later appeared to change his tune, telling Time magazine in December: "I don't disagree with everything in Project 2025,... Trump has put forward a number of policy proposals t...

Others Reinstate Executive Orders From Trump’s First Term. Independent Journalism

Others reinstate executive orders from Trump’s first term. Independent journalism at Truthout faces unprecedented authoritarian censorship. If you value progressive media, please make a year-end donation today. This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. On his first day back in office, President Do...

Of The 26 Formal Executive Orders Trump Signed On Monday,

Of the 26 formal executive orders Trump signed on Monday, 16 mirrored at least in part proposals from the Heritage Foundation’s 900-page Project 2025 to reshape the federal government, according to an analysis by... As a U.S. presidential candidate in 2024, Donald Trump attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, a wide-ranging initiative by the conservative nonprofit The Heritage Foundation ...