As much as Donald Trump denies it, it's clear that Project 2025 is a blueprint for what will happen if he manages to occupy the White House a second time. With more than 140 members of Trump’s past and current staff involved in writing the Heritage Foundation’s plan and running mate JD Vance lavishing praise on it, this is a document custom-written for Trump.
Vance even wrote the foreword for Heritage leader Kevin Roberts’ new book. The connections between Trump, Roberts, Vance, and the 900-page handbook for scrapping American democracy and replacing it with a Christian nationalist authoritarian government run deep.
But that doesn't mean Project 2025 is just about Trump. Because it takes more than the power of the White House to rip apart our institutions—at least at the start. To really get the wrecking balls flying, Project 2025 would also need some quislings in Congress. And few are more open about their support for the Heritage Foundation than Florida Sen. Rick Scott.
